What value divided by 49 equals 53?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 49 and the quotient 53?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 49 × 53 = 2597
To prove this, let's compute 2597 divided by 49:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 49 gives a result of 53 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 53, the dividend is 2597.