What value divided by 29 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 29 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 29 × 17 = 493
To prove this, let's compute 493 divided by 29:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 29 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 29:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 29 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 493.