What value divided by 77 equals 7?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 77 and the quotient 7?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 77 × 7 = 539
To prove this, let's compute 539 divided by 77:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 77 gives a result of 7 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 77:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 77 and the quotient is 7, the dividend is 539.