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Why does the reminder have to be smaller than the number doing the dividing?
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∙ 14y ago
because if the remainder is larger than that means you can still keep on dividing the number...but once it is smaller it means that you can't divide anymore
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∙ 14y ago
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What is the number doing the the dividing in a division problem?
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
What is the number doing in the dividing in a division problem?
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
Do you put the bigger number in front or the smaller number in front when your doing prime factorization?
Smaller. It should run least to greatest.
Why is multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator by the same nonzero number the same as multiplying or dividing the fraction the fraction by 1?
Because doing so is equivalent to multiplying or dividing by x/x, which can be cancelled down to 1.
What number is a divisor in a division question?
__ 10\/50: 10 is the divisor, and 50 is the dividend. The divisor is the number "doing" the dividing. The dividend is the number you are dividing into equal quantities. In other words you want to see how many times you can divide 10 evenly from 50; i.e. 10 is dividing 50 into 5 equal quantities. This particular quotient would be 5. You would voice this equation as dividend divided by divisor or 50 divided by 10. *Remeber divid"end" is at the "end" of the equation.
What the term for the number doing the dividing is a division problem?
The number doing the dividing in a division problem
What do you call the number doing the dividing?
numerator
The number doing the dividing problem?
The divisor
The number doing the dividing in a problem?
The Divisor
The number doing the dividing in a divsion problem?
It is called the divisor.
What is the number doing the dividing in a division problem?
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
What is the number doing the the dividing in a division problem?
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
What is the number doing in the dividing in a division problem?
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
What number doing the dividing in a division problem?
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
What is the correct name for the number being divided?
The correct term is dividend. The number doing the dividing is the divisor and the answer is the quotient.
When dividing mass and volume which is the divisor?
The divisor is the number doing the dividing, rather than the number being divided. For example, in the problem 144/12, 12 is dividing into 144, so 12 is the divisor. If you are dividing mass by volume to attempt to find density, the volume measurement will be the divisor.
Do you put the bigger number in front or the smaller number in front when your doing prime factorization?
Smaller. It should run least to greatest.
