What is x when 73 divided by x equals 82?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 73 and the quotient 82?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 73 ÷ 82 = 0.89024390243902

To prove this, let's compute 73 divided by 0.89024390243902: 73 0.89024390243902 = 82

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 73 divided by x gives a result of 82, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

73 x = 82

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 73 x x = 82 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 = 82 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 82: 73 82 = 82 x 82
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.89024390243902 = x (or x = 0.89024390243902 )

So, if the dividend is 73 and the quotient is 82, the divisor is 0.89024390243902.