What value divided by 84 equals 16?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 84 and the quotient 16?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 84 × 16 = 1344
To prove this, let's compute 1344 divided by 84:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 84 gives a result of 16 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 16, the dividend is 1344.