What value divided by 23 equals 29?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 23 and the quotient 29?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 23 × 29 = 667
To prove this, let's compute 667 divided by 23:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 23 gives a result of 29 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 29, the dividend is 667.