What value divided by 75 equals 45?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 75 and the quotient 45?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 75 × 45 = 3375
To prove this, let's compute 3375 divided by 75:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 75 gives a result of 45 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 75:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 75 and the quotient is 45, the dividend is 3375.