What value divided by 49 equals 15?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 49 and the quotient 15?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 49 × 15 = 735
To prove this, let's compute 735 divided by 49:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 49 gives a result of 15 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 49:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 49 and the quotient is 15, the dividend is 735.