What value divided by 49 equals 87?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 49 and the quotient 87?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 49 × 87 = 4263
To prove this, let's compute 4263 divided by 49:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 49 gives a result of 87 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 87, the dividend is 4263.