What value divided by 89 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 89 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 89 × 17 = 1513
To prove this, let's compute 1513 divided by 89:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 89 gives a result of 17 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 89:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 89 and the quotient is 17, the dividend is 1513.