What value divided by 84 equals 21?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 84 and the quotient 21?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 84 × 21 = 1764
To prove this, let's compute 1764 divided by 84:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 84 gives a result of 21 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 21, the dividend is 1764.