What value divided by 45 equals 55?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 45 and the quotient 55?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 45 × 55 = 2475
To prove this, let's compute 2475 divided by 45:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 45 gives a result of 55 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 45:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 45 and the quotient is 55, the dividend is 2475.