What value divided by 51 equals 78?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 51 and the quotient 78?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 51 × 78 = 3978
To prove this, let's compute 3978 divided by 51:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 51 gives a result of 78 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 51:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 51 and the quotient is 78, the dividend is 3978.