What value divided by 74 equals 20?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 74 and the quotient 20?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 74 × 20 = 1480
To prove this, let's compute 1480 divided by 74:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 74 gives a result of 20 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 74:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 74 and the quotient is 20, the dividend is 1480.