What is x when 89 divided by x equals 72?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 89 ÷ 72 = 1.2361111111111

To prove this, let's compute 89 divided by 1.2361111111111: $\frac{89}{1.2361111111111} = 72$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 89 divided by x gives a result of 72, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{89}{x} = 72$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{89 x}{x} = 72 x$
$\frac{89 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 89$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 89$ (or just $89$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $89 = 72 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 72: $\frac{89}{72} = \frac{72 x}{72}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.2361111111111 = x$ (or $x = 1.2361111111111$ )

So, if the dividend is 89 and the quotient is 72, the divisor is 1.2361111111111.