What value divided by 81 equals 77?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 81 and the quotient 77?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 81 × 77 = 6237
To prove this, let's compute 6237 divided by 81:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 81 gives a result of 77 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 81:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 81 and the quotient is 77, the dividend is 6237.