What is x when 74 divided by x equals 12?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 74 ÷ 12 = 6.1666666666667

To prove this, let's compute 74 divided by 6.1666666666667: $\frac{74}{6.1666666666667} = 12$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 74 divided by x gives a result of 12, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{74}{x} = 12$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{74 x}{x} = 12 x$
$\frac{74 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 74$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 74$ (or just $74$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $74 = 12 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 12: $\frac{74}{12} = \frac{12 x}{12}$
Which gives, after simplification: $6.1666666666667 = x$ (or $x = 6.1666666666667$ )

So, if the dividend is 74 and the quotient is 12, the divisor is 6.1666666666667.