What value divided by 97 equals 16?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 97 and the quotient 16?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 97 × 16 = 1552
To prove this, let's compute 1552 divided by 97:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 97 gives a result of 16 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 97:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 97 and the quotient is 16, the dividend is 1552.