What value divided by 42 equals 14?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 14?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 14 = 588
To prove this, let's compute 588 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 14 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 42:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 42 and the quotient is 14, the dividend is 588.