What value divided by 82 equals 23?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 82 and the quotient 23?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 82 × 23 = 1886
To prove this, let's compute 1886 divided by 82:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 82 gives a result of 23 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 82:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 82 and the quotient is 23, the dividend is 1886.