What value divided by 83 equals 27?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 83 and the quotient 27?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 83 × 27 = 2241
To prove this, let's compute 2241 divided by 83:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 83 gives a result of 27 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 83:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 83 and the quotient is 27, the dividend is 2241.