What value divided by 39 equals 56?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 39 and the quotient 56?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 39 × 56 = 2184
To prove this, let's compute 2184 divided by 39:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 39 gives a result of 56 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 39:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 39 and the quotient is 56, the dividend is 2184.