What value divided by 55 equals 15?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 55 and the quotient 15?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 55 × 15 = 825
To prove this, let's compute 825 divided by 55:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 55 gives a result of 15 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 55:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 55 and the quotient is 15, the dividend is 825.