The number that is being divided is the dividend and the number that you are dividing by is called the divisor. The answer is called the quotient.
12÷3 = 4
12 is the dividend, 3 is the divisor, and 4 is the quotient.
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Call the large number L and the small number S.L + S = 70L = 4 + 2SSubstitute the value of L in the second equation into the first equation to get:4 + 3S = 703S = 66S = 22Plugging 22 in for S (in either equation) gives:L = 48
An Equation is a number sentence stating that two amounts are equal
You solve this as follows. You call your number "x", and write:x = .323232... (equation 1) Then you multiply this equation by 100 (a one, followed by two zeros - this is because the length of the period is 2), and get: 100x = 32.323232... (equation 2) Now you can subtract equation 1 from equation 2, and solve for "x". This will give you "x" as a fraction.
If you multiply or divide an equation by any non-zero number, the two sides of the equation remain equal. This property is almost always needed for solving equations in which the variables have coefficients other than 1.
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