What value divided by 42 equals 20?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 20?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 20 = 840
To prove this, let's compute 840 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 20 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 20, the dividend is 840.