In a division sum, such as 12 / 3 = 4, the dividend is 12. The second number is called the divisor, and the answer is called the quotient.
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Quotient = Dividend / Divisor Quotient is the answer to the equation (3 = 6 / 2, the quotient is 3). Dividend is what you are dividing (3 = 6 / 2, the dividend is 6). Divior is what you are dividing by (3 = 6 / 2, the divisor is 2). If division equation is changed to 3 = 7 / 2, we have a remainder of 1 left from the dividend.
In a division problem, the ___ is the number that "goes into" the dividend
It is the dividend
A dividend is the number that you divide in a division problem. 6/3 = 2 Dividend : 6
In any two-figure division sum, the format is: dividend / divisor = quotient