What value divided by 87 equals 42?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 87 and the quotient 42?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 87 × 42 = 3654

To prove this, let's compute 3654 divided by 87: 3654 87 = 42

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 87 gives a result of 42 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 87 = 42

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 87: 87 x 87 = 87 × 42
  2. 87 x 87 is equivalent to 87 87 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 87 × 42 = 3654

So, if the divisor is 87 and the quotient is 42, the dividend is 3654.