What value divided by 47 equals 59?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 47 and the quotient 59?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 47 × 59 = 2773
To prove this, let's compute 2773 divided by 47:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 47 gives a result of 59 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 59, the dividend is 2773.