The number doing the dividing in a division problem
The answer to a long division problem is a quotient.
The correct term is dividend. The number doing the dividing is the divisor and the answer is the quotient.
In the calculation 19 ÷ 3 = 6 and 1 over.* 19 is called the dividend * 3 is called the divisor * 6 is called the quotient * 1 is called the remainder
Consider 23/1.344 This can be written as 23000/1344 (we multiplied both numerator and denominator by 1000 and doing so does not change the original value). Lo and behold we have converted dividing by decimal to dividing whole numbers. Consider 23.089/4.6788 This can be written as 230890/46788 (we multiplied both numerator and denominator by 10000 and doing so does not change the original value). Lo and behold we have converted dividing by decimal to dividing whole numbers.
The number doing the dividing in a division problem
The divisor
The Divisor
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The answer to a long division problem is a quotient.
The number being divided is called the dividend.The number doing the dividing is called the divisor.
numerator
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.
The the answer to a division problem is called the quotient. The number that is doing the dividing is called the divisor. The number that gets divided up is called the dividend.Example: If 3 boys ask to mow your yard for $24, then each boy would get $8.24 divided by 3 is 8. (24 / 3 = 8 )24 is the dividend (the number getting divided up)3 is the divisor (the number that is doing the dividing)8 is the quotient.