What value divided by 97 equals 53?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 97 and the quotient 53?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 97 × 53 = 5141
To prove this, let's compute 5141 divided by 97:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 97 gives a result of 53 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 97:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 97 and the quotient is 53, the dividend is 5141.