What value divided by 57 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 57 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 57 × 17 = 969
To prove this, let's compute 969 divided by 57:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 57 gives a result of 17 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 17, the dividend is 969.