What value divided by 24 equals 48?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 24 and the quotient 48?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 24 × 48 = 1152
To prove this, let's compute 1152 divided by 24:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 24 gives a result of 48 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 24:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 24 and the quotient is 48, the dividend is 1152.