What value divided by 57 equals 15?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 57 and the quotient 15?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 57 × 15 = 855
To prove this, let's compute 855 divided by 57:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 57 gives a result of 15 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 15, the dividend is 855.