What value divided by 82 equals 81?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 82 and the quotient 81?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 82 × 81 = 6642
To prove this, let's compute 6642 divided by 82:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 82 gives a result of 81 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 82:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 82 and the quotient is 81, the dividend is 6642.