What value divided by 54 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 54 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 54 × 17 = 918
To prove this, let's compute 918 divided by 54:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 54 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 54:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 54 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 918.