What value divided by 73 equals 2?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 73 and the quotient 2?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 73 × 2 = 146
To prove this, let's compute 146 divided by 73:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 73 gives a result of 2 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 73:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 73 and the quotient is 2, the dividend is 146.