What value divided by 76 equals 26?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 76 and the quotient 26?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 76 × 26 = 1976
To prove this, let's compute 1976 divided by 76:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 76 gives a result of 26 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 76:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 76 and the quotient is 26, the dividend is 1976.