What value divided by 5 equals 17?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 5 and the quotient 17?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 5 × 17 = 85

To prove this, let's compute 85 divided by 5: 85 5 = 17

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 5 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 5 = 17

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 5: 5 x 5 = 5 × 17
  2. 5 x 5 is equivalent to 5 5 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 5 × 17 = 85

So, if the divisor is 5 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 85.