What value divided by 19 equals 86?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 19 and the quotient 86?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 19 × 86 = 1634
To prove this, let's compute 1634 divided by 19:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 19 gives a result of 86 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 19:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 19 and the quotient is 86, the dividend is 1634.