What is x when 74 divided by x equals 4?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 74 ÷ 4 = 18.5

To prove this, let's compute 74 divided by 18.5: $\frac{74}{18.5} = 4$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 74 divided by x gives a result of 4, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{74}{x} = 4$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{74 x}{x} = 4 x$
$\frac{74 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 74$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 74$ (or just $74$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $74 = 4 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 4: $\frac{74}{4} = \frac{4 x}{4}$
Which gives, after simplification: $18.5 = x$ (or $x = 18.5$ )

So, if the dividend is 74 and the quotient is 4, the divisor is 18.5.