What value divided by 42 equals 16?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 16?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 16 = 672
To prove this, let's compute 672 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 16 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 16, the dividend is 672.