What value divided by 96 equals 40?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 96 and the quotient 40?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 96 × 40 = 3840
To prove this, let's compute 3840 divided by 96:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 96 gives a result of 40 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 96:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 96 and the quotient is 40, the dividend is 3840.