What value divided by 48 equals 89?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 48 and the quotient 89?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 48 × 89 = 4272
To prove this, let's compute 4272 divided by 48:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 48 gives a result of 89 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 89, the dividend is 4272.