What value divided by 85 equals 27?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 85 and the quotient 27?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 85 × 27 = 2295
To prove this, let's compute 2295 divided by 85:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 85 gives a result of 27 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 27, the dividend is 2295.