What value divided by 82 equals 87?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 82 and the quotient 87?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 82 × 87 = 7134
To prove this, let's compute 7134 divided by 82:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 82 gives a result of 87 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 87, the dividend is 7134.