What value divided by 8 equals 9?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 8 and the quotient 9?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 8 × 9 = 72
To prove this, let's compute 72 divided by 8:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 8 gives a result of 9 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 8:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 8 and the quotient is 9, the dividend is 72.