What value divided by 17 equals 72?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 17 and the quotient 72?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 17 × 72 = 1224

To prove this, let's compute 1224 divided by 17: 1224 17 = 72

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 17 gives a result of 72 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 17 = 72

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 17: 17 x 17 = 17 × 72
  2. 17 x 17 is equivalent to 17 17 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 17 × 72 = 1224

So, if the divisor is 17 and the quotient is 72, the dividend is 1224.