What value divided by 55 equals 43?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 55 and the quotient 43?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 55 × 43 = 2365
To prove this, let's compute 2365 divided by 55:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 55 gives a result of 43 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 43, the dividend is 2365.