What value divided by 17 equals 86?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 17 and the quotient 86?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 17 × 86 = 1462

To prove this, let's compute 1462 divided by 17: 1462 17 = 86

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 17 gives a result of 86 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 17 = 86

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 17: 17 x 17 = 17 × 86
  2. 17 x 17 is equivalent to 17 17 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 17 × 86 = 1462

So, if the divisor is 17 and the quotient is 86, the dividend is 1462.