Question

If the divisor is 4 and the quotient is 8, what is the dividend?

Answer 1

`"dividend" = 32`

Explanation:

Given: divisor `= 4`; quotient `= 8`

Find dividend.

`"dividend" -:"divisor "= "quotient"`

`x -: 4 = 8`

If you know your `8` multiplication facts, you know that `32 -: 4 = 8`

If you didn't know this you can solve the equation as follows:

Rewrite the equation: `x/4 = 8`

Multiple both sides of the equation by `4` to eliminate the denominator:

`x/cancel(4) xx cancel(4)/1= 8 xx 4/1`

`x = 8 xx 4 = 32`