Voltage Divider vs. Resistor in Series
What is the difference between having a voltage divider vs just using a resistor in series. So for example, I have an input voltage with 12V, and two resistors in a voltage divider, R1=10k, and R2=10k, so my voltage is evenly split to 6V. How is this different from having one resistor (R=6k, I=1mA) in series?