What value divided by 42 equals 69?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 69?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 69 = 2898
To prove this, let's compute 2898 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 69 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 69, the dividend is 2898.