What is x when 74 divided by x equals 73?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 74 and the quotient 73?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 74 ÷ 73 = 1.013698630137

To prove this, let's compute 74 divided by 1.013698630137: 74 1.013698630137 = 73

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 74 divided by x gives a result of 73, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

74 x = 73

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 74 x x = 73 x
  2. 74 x x is equivalent to x x × 74 , which simplifies to 1 × 74 (or just 74 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 74 = 73 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 73: 74 73 = 73 x 73
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.013698630137 = x (or x = 1.013698630137 )

So, if the dividend is 74 and the quotient is 73, the divisor is 1.013698630137.