What value divided by 18 equals 97?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 18 and the quotient 97?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 18 × 97 = 1746
To prove this, let's compute 1746 divided by 18:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 18 gives a result of 97 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 18:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 18 and the quotient is 97, the dividend is 1746.