What value divided by 16 equals 87?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 16 and the quotient 87?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 16 × 87 = 1392
To prove this, let's compute 1392 divided by 16:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 16 gives a result of 87 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 16:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 16 and the quotient is 87, the dividend is 1392.