What value divided by 42 equals 92?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 42 and the quotient 92?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 42 × 92 = 3864
To prove this, let's compute 3864 divided by 42:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 42 gives a result of 92 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 92, the dividend is 3864.