What value divided by 79 equals 53?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 79 and the quotient 53?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 79 × 53 = 4187
To prove this, let's compute 4187 divided by 79:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 79 gives a result of 53 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 53, the dividend is 4187.