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In a division sum, for example, 12 / 6 = 2, the first number in the sum is called the dividend. The second number is called the divisor, and the third number is the quotient. In this instance, it is the second number you are finding.
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How dividing by decimal is different from dividing by whole number and how it is similar?
Dividing by decimal is different from dividing by whole number as you have to multiply by a number to remove the decimal.
When dividing the number you are dividing by is called the?
Divisor
Is finding twenty percent of a number the same as dividing the number by 4?
No. By definition, 20% is equal to 0.2. Multiplying a number by 0.2 is not equal to dividing it by four. Finding 25% of a number is equal to dividing that number by 4. Finding 20% of a number is equal to dividing that number by 5.
Why does the method of dividing fractions work?
This is related to the fact that dividing by a number is the same as multiplying with the number's reciprocal.
When dividing 5 by 4 is your answer rational number explain?
A rational number is, by definition, the answer from dividing one integer by another.
How dividing by decimal is different from dividing by whole number and how it is similar?
Dividing by decimal is different from dividing by whole number as you have to multiply by a number to remove the decimal.
Is taking ½ of a number is the same as dividing by ½?
No, taking ½ of a number is the same as dividing it by 2. Dividing a number by ½ is the same as multiplying it by 2.
When dividing the number you are dividing by is called the?
Divisor
When dividing a positive number by a negative number what is the results?
A negative number results when dividing a positive number by a negative number.
Is finding twenty percent of a number the same as dividing the number by 4?
No. By definition, 20% is equal to 0.2. Multiplying a number by 0.2 is not equal to dividing it by four. Finding 25% of a number is equal to dividing that number by 4. Finding 20% of a number is equal to dividing that number by 5.
What are the results of dividing numbers?
Wat ever u talking bout um dividing number will give you a number that's equal or odd to that number ur dividing it ur welcome
What the term for the number doing the dividing is a division problem?
The number doing the dividing in a division problem
Why does the method of dividing fractions work?
This is related to the fact that dividing by a number is the same as multiplying with the number's reciprocal.
What is the number that you are dividing by?
42
What is the number that does the dividing?
dividend
The number you are dividing by?
divisor
Number you are dividing by?
divisor
