What value divided by 17 equals 15?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 17 and the quotient 15?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 17 × 15 = 255

To prove this, let's compute 255 divided by 17: 255 17 = 15

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 17 gives a result of 15 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 17 = 15

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 17: 17 x 17 = 17 × 15
  2. 17 x 17 is equivalent to 17 17 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 17 × 15 = 255

So, if the divisor is 17 and the quotient is 15, the dividend is 255.