What value divided by 54 equals 78?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 54 and the quotient 78?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 54 × 78 = 4212
To prove this, let's compute 4212 divided by 54:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 54 gives a result of 78 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 78, the dividend is 4212.