What value divided by 20 equals 7?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 20 and the quotient 7?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 20 × 7 = 140
To prove this, let's compute 140 divided by 20:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 20 gives a result of 7 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 20:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 20 and the quotient is 7, the dividend is 140.