What value divided by 87 equals 96?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 87 and the quotient 96?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 87 × 96 = 8352
To prove this, let's compute 8352 divided by 87:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 87 gives a result of 96 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 96, the dividend is 8352.