What value divided by 78 equals 28?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 78 and the quotient 28?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 78 × 28 = 2184
To prove this, let's compute 2184 divided by 78:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 78 gives a result of 28 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 78:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 78 and the quotient is 28, the dividend is 2184.