What value divided by 63 equals 42?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 63 and the quotient 42?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 63 × 42 = 2646
To prove this, let's compute 2646 divided by 63:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 63 gives a result of 42 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 63:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 63 and the quotient is 42, the dividend is 2646.