What value divided by 96 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 96 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 96 × 17 = 1632
To prove this, let's compute 1632 divided by 96:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 96 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 96:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 96 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 1632.