What value divided by 97 equals 59?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 97 and the quotient 59?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 97 × 59 = 5723
To prove this, let's compute 5723 divided by 97:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 97 gives a result of 59 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 59, the dividend is 5723.