What is x when 73 divided by x equals 78?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 73 and the quotient 78?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 73 ÷ 78 = 0.93589743589744

To prove this, let's compute 73 divided by 0.93589743589744: 73 0.93589743589744 = 78

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 73 divided by x gives a result of 78, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

73 x = 78

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 73 x x = 78 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 = 78 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 78: 73 78 = 78 x 78
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.93589743589744 = x (or x = 0.93589743589744 )

So, if the dividend is 73 and the quotient is 78, the divisor is 0.93589743589744.