What value divided by 52 equals 78?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 52 and the quotient 78?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 52 × 78 = 4056
To prove this, let's compute 4056 divided by 52:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 52 gives a result of 78 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 52:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 52 and the quotient is 78, the dividend is 4056.