What value divided by 59 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 59 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 59 × 17 = 1003
To prove this, let's compute 1003 divided by 59:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 59 gives a result of 17 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 17, the dividend is 1003.