What value divided by 54 equals 12?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 54 and the quotient 12?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 54 × 12 = 648
To prove this, let's compute 648 divided by 54:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 54 gives a result of 12 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 54:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 54 and the quotient is 12, the dividend is 648.