What value divided by 89 equals 78?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 89 and the quotient 78?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 89 × 78 = 6942
To prove this, let's compute 6942 divided by 89:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 89 gives a result of 78 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 89:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 89 and the quotient is 78, the dividend is 6942.