What value divided by 49 equals 14?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 49 and the quotient 14?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 49 × 14 = 686
To prove this, let's compute 686 divided by 49:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 49 gives a result of 14 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 49:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 49 and the quotient is 14, the dividend is 686.