What value divided by 87 equals 70?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 87 and the quotient 70?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 87 × 70 = 6090
To prove this, let's compute 6090 divided by 87:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 87 gives a result of 70 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 87:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 87 and the quotient is 70, the dividend is 6090.