What value divided by 48 equals 79?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 48 and the quotient 79?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 48 × 79 = 3792
To prove this, let's compute 3792 divided by 48:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 48 gives a result of 79 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 79, the dividend is 3792.