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Is the divisor the bigger number in a division problem?
No. It is the number by which you are dividing. This may be the larger or the smaller number, depending on the problem.
What if your remainder is bigger than your answer?
Then divide the remainder again by the divisor until you get a remainder smaller than your divisor or an remainder equal to zero. The remainder in a division question should never be larger than the "divisor", but the remainder often is larger than the "answer" (quotient). For example, if 435 is divided by 63, the quotient is 22 and the remainder is 57.
Is the divisor the bigger number?
Yes
Can the remainder be bigger then the quotient?
no
When dividing a number which is greater than you by a number less than 1 will the quotient be greater than or less than the dividend?
Dividing a number by a decimal always gives a number greater than the dividend. Some decimal numbers are bigger than 1, eg 506.23 , so the answer is less. The statement "a number greater than you" has no meaning so the question cannot be properly understood.
