What value divided by 22 equals 42?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 22 and the quotient 42?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 22 × 42 = 924
To prove this, let's compute 924 divided by 22:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 22 gives a result of 42 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 22:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 22 and the quotient is 42, the dividend is 924.