What value divided by 23 equals 59?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 23 and the quotient 59?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 23 × 59 = 1357
To prove this, let's compute 1357 divided by 23:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 23 gives a result of 59 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 59, the dividend is 1357.