What value divided by 42 equals 15?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 15?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 15 = 630
To prove this, let's compute 630 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 15 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 15, the dividend is 630.