What value divided by 41 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 41 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 41 × 17 = 697
To prove this, let's compute 697 divided by 41:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 41 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 41:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 41 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 697.