What value divided by 49 equals 20?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 49 and the quotient 20?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 49 × 20 = 980
To prove this, let's compute 980 divided by 49:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 49 gives a result of 20 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 20, the dividend is 980.