What is x when 72 divided by x equals 46?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 72 ÷ 46 = 1.5652173913043

To prove this, let's compute 72 divided by 1.5652173913043: $\frac{72}{1.5652173913043} = 46$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 72 divided by x gives a result of 46, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{72}{x} = 46$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{72 x}{x} = 46 x$
$\frac{72 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 72$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 72$ (or just $72$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $72 = 46 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 46: $\frac{72}{46} = \frac{46 x}{46}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.5652173913043 = x$ (or $x = 1.5652173913043$ )

So, if the dividend is 72 and the quotient is 46, the divisor is 1.5652173913043.