What value divided by 59 equals 15?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 59 and the quotient 15?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 59 × 15 = 885
To prove this, let's compute 885 divided by 59:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 59 gives a result of 15 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 59:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 59 and the quotient is 15, the dividend is 885.