What value divided by 48 equals 85?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 48 and the quotient 85?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 48 × 85 = 4080
To prove this, let's compute 4080 divided by 48:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 48 gives a result of 85 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 85, the dividend is 4080.