What value divided by 27 equals 52?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 27 and the quotient 52?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 27 × 52 = 1404
To prove this, let's compute 1404 divided by 27:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 27 gives a result of 52 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 27:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 27 and the quotient is 52, the dividend is 1404.