What value divided by 52 equals 42?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 52 and the quotient 42?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 52 × 42 = 2184
To prove this, let's compute 2184 divided by 52:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 52 gives a result of 42 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 52:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 52 and the quotient is 42, the dividend is 2184.