What value divided by 17 equals 39?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 17 and the quotient 39?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 17 × 39 = 663
To prove this, let's compute 663 divided by 17:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 17 gives a result of 39 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 17:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 17 and the quotient is 39, the dividend is 663.