What value divided by 79 equals 78?

In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 79 and the quotient 78?

To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 79 × 78 = 6162

To prove this, let's compute 6162 divided by 79: 6162 79 = 78

How does it work?

Asking which value divided by 79 gives a result of 78 is equivalent to solving the following equation:

x 79 = 78

  1. We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 79: 79 x 79 = 79 × 78
  2. 79 x 79 is equivalent to 79 79 x , which simplifies to 1 x (or just x ).
  3. Thus: x = 79 × 78 = 6162

So, if the divisor is 79 and the quotient is 78, the dividend is 6162.