What value divided by 53 equals 26?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 53 and the quotient 26?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 53 × 26 = 1378
To prove this, let's compute 1378 divided by 53:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 53 gives a result of 26 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 53:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 53 and the quotient is 26, the dividend is 1378.