What value divided by 53 equals 57?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 53 and the quotient 57?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 53 × 57 = 3021
To prove this, let's compute 3021 divided by 53:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 53 gives a result of 57 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 53:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 53 and the quotient is 57, the dividend is 3021.