What value divided by 55 equals 51?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 55 and the quotient 51?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 55 × 51 = 2805
To prove this, let's compute 2805 divided by 55:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 55 gives a result of 51 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 51, the dividend is 2805.