What value divided by 85 equals 95?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 85 and the quotient 95?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 85 × 95 = 8075
To prove this, let's compute 8075 divided by 85:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 85 gives a result of 95 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 95, the dividend is 8075.