What value divided by 55 equals 77?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 55 and the quotient 77?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 55 × 77 = 4235
To prove this, let's compute 4235 divided by 55:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 55 gives a result of 77 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 55:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 55 and the quotient is 77, the dividend is 4235.