What value divided by 43 equals 12?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 43 and the quotient 12?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 43 × 12 = 516
To prove this, let's compute 516 divided by 43:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 43 gives a result of 12 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 43:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 43 and the quotient is 12, the dividend is 516.