What value divided by 26 equals 61?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 26 and the quotient 61?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 26 × 61 = 1586
To prove this, let's compute 1586 divided by 26:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 26 gives a result of 61 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 26:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 26 and the quotient is 61, the dividend is 1586.