What value divided by 63 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 63 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 63 × 17 = 1071
To prove this, let's compute 1071 divided by 63:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 63 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 63:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 63 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 1071.