What value divided by 85 equals 20?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 85 and the quotient 20?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 85 × 20 = 1700
To prove this, let's compute 1700 divided by 85:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 85 gives a result of 20 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 20, the dividend is 1700.