What value divided by 58 equals 3?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 58 and the quotient 3?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 58 × 3 = 174
To prove this, let's compute 174 divided by 58:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 58 gives a result of 3 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 58:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 58 and the quotient is 3, the dividend is 174.