What value divided by 53 equals 74?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 53 and the quotient 74?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 53 × 74 = 3922
To prove this, let's compute 3922 divided by 53:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 53 gives a result of 74 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 74, the dividend is 3922.