The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
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The number that is going to be divided is called the dividend (or the first number in a division question), while the number that is going to do the dividing is called a divisor (the second number in the division sentence/equation). Example: 8 divided by 2 = 4 8 is the dividend 2 is the divisor 4 is the quotient, or the solution to the problem. (8 is the )
The first is the multiplicand the second is the multiplier.
You use the second number of the dividend and divide it by you amount of numbers in your divisor
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.
The Second division of the Christian Bible is the New Testament. The Second division of the Hebrew Bible (תנ״ך) is called the Prophets (נביאים).