What value divided by 86 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 86 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 86 × 17 = 1462
To prove this, let's compute 1462 divided by 86:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 86 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 86:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 86 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 1462.