What value divided by 42 equals 17?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 17?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 17 = 714
To prove this, let's compute 714 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 17 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 17, the dividend is 714.