What value divided by 81 equals 82?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 81 and the quotient 82?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 81 × 82 = 6642
To prove this, let's compute 6642 divided by 81:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 81 gives a result of 82 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 82, the dividend is 6642.