What is x when 73 divided by x equals 20?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 73 and the quotient 20?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 73 ÷ 20 = 3.65

To prove this, let's compute 73 divided by 3.65: 73 3.65 = 20

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 73 divided by x gives a result of 20, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

73 x = 20

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 73 x x = 20 x
  2. 73 x x is equivalent to x x × 73 , which simplifies to 1 × 73 (or just 73 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 73 = 20 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 20: 73 20 = 20 x 20
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.65 = x (or x = 3.65 )

So, if the dividend is 73 and the quotient is 20, the divisor is 3.65.