What value divided by 79 equals 100?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 79 and the quotient 100?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 79 × 100 = 7900
To prove this, let's compute 7900 divided by 79:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 79 gives a result of 100 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 79:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 79 and the quotient is 100, the dividend is 7900.