What value divided by 40 equals 16?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 40 and the quotient 16?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 40 × 16 = 640
To prove this, let's compute 640 divided by 40:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 40 gives a result of 16 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 40:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 40 and the quotient is 16, the dividend is 640.