What value divided by 88 equals 40?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 88 and the quotient 40?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 88 × 40 = 3520
To prove this, let's compute 3520 divided by 88:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 88 gives a result of 40 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 88:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 88 and the quotient is 40, the dividend is 3520.