What value divided by 47 equals 83?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 47 and the quotient 83?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 47 × 83 = 3901
To prove this, let's compute 3901 divided by 47:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 47 gives a result of 83 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 47:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 47 and the quotient is 83, the dividend is 3901.