What value divided by 48 equals 37?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 48 and the quotient 37?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 48 × 37 = 1776
To prove this, let's compute 1776 divided by 48:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 48 gives a result of 37 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 48:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 48 and the quotient is 37, the dividend is 1776.