What value divided by 66 equals 42?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 66 and the quotient 42?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 66 × 42 = 2772
To prove this, let's compute 2772 divided by 66:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 66 gives a result of 42 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 66:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 66 and the quotient is 42, the dividend is 2772.