What value divided by 34 equals 42?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 34 and the quotient 42?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 34 × 42 = 1428
To prove this, let's compute 1428 divided by 34:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 34 gives a result of 42 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 34:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 34 and the quotient is 42, the dividend is 1428.