What value divided by 59 equals 23?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 59 and the quotient 23?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 59 × 23 = 1357
To prove this, let's compute 1357 divided by 59:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 59 gives a result of 23 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 23, the dividend is 1357.