What value divided by 27 equals 81?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 27 and the quotient 81?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 27 × 81 = 2187
To prove this, let's compute 2187 divided by 27:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 27 gives a result of 81 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 81, the dividend is 2187.