What value divided by 72 equals 37?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 72 and the quotient 37?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 72 × 37 = 2664
To prove this, let's compute 2664 divided by 72:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 72 gives a result of 37 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 72:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 72 and the quotient is 37, the dividend is 2664.