What value divided by 84 equals 86?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 84 and the quotient 86?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 84 × 86 = 7224
To prove this, let's compute 7224 divided by 84:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 84 gives a result of 86 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 86, the dividend is 7224.