What value divided by 99 equals 83?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 99 and the quotient 83?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 99 × 83 = 8217
To prove this, let's compute 8217 divided by 99:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 99 gives a result of 83 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 83, the dividend is 8217.