What value divided by 42 equals 24?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 24?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 24 = 1008
To prove this, let's compute 1008 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 24 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 24, the dividend is 1008.