What value divided by 47 equals 55?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 47 and the quotient 55?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 47 × 55 = 2585
To prove this, let's compute 2585 divided by 47:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 47 gives a result of 55 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 55, the dividend is 2585.