What value divided by 15 equals 12?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 15 and the quotient 12?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 15 × 12 = 180
To prove this, let's compute 180 divided by 15:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 15 gives a result of 12 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 15:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 15 and the quotient is 12, the dividend is 180.