What value divided by 99 equals 16?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 99 and the quotient 16?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 99 × 16 = 1584
To prove this, let's compute 1584 divided by 99:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 99 gives a result of 16 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 99:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 99 and the quotient is 16, the dividend is 1584.