What value divided by 54 equals 60?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 54 and the quotient 60?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 54 × 60 = 3240
To prove this, let's compute 3240 divided by 54:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 54 gives a result of 60 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 54:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 54 and the quotient is 60, the dividend is 3240.