What value divided by 48 equals 48?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 48 and the quotient 48?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 48 × 48 = 2304
To prove this, let's compute 2304 divided by 48:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 48 gives a result of 48 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 48, the dividend is 2304.