What value divided by 73 equals 23?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 73 and the quotient 23?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 73 × 23 = 1679
To prove this, let's compute 1679 divided by 73:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 73 gives a result of 23 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 23, the dividend is 1679.