What value divided by 56 equals 48?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 56 and the quotient 48?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 56 × 48 = 2688
To prove this, let's compute 2688 divided by 56:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 56 gives a result of 48 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 56:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 56 and the quotient is 48, the dividend is 2688.