What value divided by 43 equals 9?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 43 and the quotient 9?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 43 × 9 = 387
To prove this, let's compute 387 divided by 43:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 43 gives a result of 9 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 43:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 43 and the quotient is 9, the dividend is 387.