What value divided by 99 equals 99?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 99 and the quotient 99?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 99 × 99 = 9801
To prove this, let's compute 9801 divided by 99:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 99 gives a result of 99 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 99, the dividend is 9801.