What value divided by 56 equals 57?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 56 and the quotient 57?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 56 × 57 = 3192
To prove this, let's compute 3192 divided by 56:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 56 gives a result of 57 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 56:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 56 and the quotient is 57, the dividend is 3192.