What value divided by 37 equals 85?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 37 and the quotient 85?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 37 × 85 = 3145
To prove this, let's compute 3145 divided by 37:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 37 gives a result of 85 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 37:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 37 and the quotient is 85, the dividend is 3145.