What value divided by 84 equals 14?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 84 and the quotient 14?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 84 × 14 = 1176
To prove this, let's compute 1176 divided by 84:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 84 gives a result of 14 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 84:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 84 and the quotient is 14, the dividend is 1176.