What value divided by 57 equals 12?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 57 and the quotient 12?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 57 × 12 = 684
To prove this, let's compute 684 divided by 57:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 57 gives a result of 12 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 57:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 57 and the quotient is 12, the dividend is 684.