What value divided by 47 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 47 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 47 × 17 = 799
To prove this, let's compute 799 divided by 47:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 47 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 47:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 47 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 799.