What value divided by 89 equals 5?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 89 and the quotient 5?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 89 × 5 = 445
To prove this, let's compute 445 divided by 89:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 89 gives a result of 5 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 89:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 89 and the quotient is 5, the dividend is 445.