What value divided by 23 equals 23?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 23 and the quotient 23?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 23 × 23 = 529
To prove this, let's compute 529 divided by 23:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 23 gives a result of 23 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 23:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 23 and the quotient is 23, the dividend is 529.