What value divided by 71 equals 26?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 71 and the quotient 26?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 71 × 26 = 1846
To prove this, let's compute 1846 divided by 71:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 71 gives a result of 26 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 71:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 71 and the quotient is 26, the dividend is 1846.