What value divided by 85 equals 19?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 85 and the quotient 19?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 85 × 19 = 1615
To prove this, let's compute 1615 divided by 85:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 85 gives a result of 19 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 85:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 85 and the quotient is 19, the dividend is 1615.