What value divided by 74 equals 73?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 74 and the quotient 73?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 74 × 73 = 5402
To prove this, let's compute 5402 divided by 74:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 74 gives a result of 73 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 74:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 74 and the quotient is 73, the dividend is 5402.