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most definitely, especially if the divisor is a negative number

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Q: Can the quotient be bigger than the divisor?
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Is there a such thing as a remainder being bigger than the quotient?

Yes, certainly. A quotient is the result of division ( a divisor into a dividend). The remainder can be bigger than the quotient, but not bigger than the divisor. For example 130 divided by 20 =6 with remainder of 10. Here 6 is the quotient and remainder is 10, which is bigger than the quotient


Why can't the remainder be bigger than the divisor?

Because if the remainder is bigger than the divisor, the quotient can be increased and that will reduce the remainder. You can keep doing as long as the remainder is larger than the divisor. You stop only when it becomes smaller.


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.


What is an equation when the quotient is bigger than the dividend?

If the divisor of the dividend is a fraction then the quotient is increased as for example 14 divided by 2 = 7 but 14 divided by 1/2 or 0.5 = 28


If quotient is 4, and 12 is the dividend, what is the divisor?

Divisor=Divided÷Quotient Divisor=12÷4 Divisor= 3


What is the divisor divdend and quotient?

Dividend divided by divisor equals quotient


How do you check the answer to a decimal division question?

Multiply the quotient by the divisor to result in the dividend.If dividend/divisor=quotient, then dividend=quotient x divisor


What if the remainder is equal to or greater than the divisor what should you do?

Your quotient that you arrived at is too small. Increase the answer for the quotient, so that the remainder is from zero to (divisor minus one)


How is the quotient related to the divisor in a division problem?

quotient top: divisor bottom


What is the divisor when the dividend is 53 and the quotient is 5 with a remainder of 8?

The divisor is 9. quotient x divisor + remainder = dividend ⇒ quotient x divisor = dividend - remainder ⇒ divisor = (dividend - remainder) ÷ quotient = (53 - 8) ÷ 5 = 45 ÷ 5 = 9


Which is the dividend and which is the divisor?

Dividend : Divisor = Quotient


Why must the remainder be smaller than the divisor?

If the remained was bigger than the divisor than the divisor could still be taken out of the remainder