What value divided by 74 equals 79?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 74 and the quotient 79?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 74 × 79 = 5846
To prove this, let's compute 5846 divided by 74:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 74 gives a result of 79 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 79, the dividend is 5846.