What value divided by 74 equals 21?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 74 and the quotient 21?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 74 × 21 = 1554
To prove this, let's compute 1554 divided by 74:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 74 gives a result of 21 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 21, the dividend is 1554.