What value divided by 24 equals 74?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 24 and the quotient 74?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 24 × 74 = 1776
To prove this, let's compute 1776 divided by 24:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 24 gives a result of 74 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 74, the dividend is 1776.