What value divided by 27 equals 96?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 27 and the quotient 96?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 27 × 96 = 2592
To prove this, let's compute 2592 divided by 27:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 27 gives a result of 96 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 27:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 27 and the quotient is 96, the dividend is 2592.