What value divided by 20 equals 72?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 20 and the quotient 72?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 20 × 72 = 1440

To prove this, let's compute 1440 divided by 20: 1440 20 = 72

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 20 gives a result of 72 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 20 = 72

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 20: 20 x 20 = 20 × 72
  2. 20 x 20 is equivalent to 20 20 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 20 × 72 = 1440

So, if the divisor is 20 and the quotient is 72, the dividend is 1440.