What value divided by 98 equals 78?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 98 and the quotient 78?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 98 × 78 = 7644
To prove this, let's compute 7644 divided by 98:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 98 gives a result of 78 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 98:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 98 and the quotient is 78, the dividend is 7644.