What value divided by 3 equals 48?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 3 and the quotient 48?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 3 × 48 = 144

To prove this, let's compute 144 divided by 3: 144 3 = 48

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 3 gives a result of 48 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 3 = 48

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 3: 3 x 3 = 3 × 48
  2. 3 x 3 is equivalent to 3 3 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 3 × 48 = 144

So, if the divisor is 3 and the quotient is 48, the dividend is 144.