What is the dividend and the divisor?

Answer 1

In a division:

• Dividend is the number being divided into
• Divisor is the number being divided by
• Quotient is the result of the division.

in 312 ÷ 12 = 26 it is read as 312 divided by 12 equals 26

312 is the dividend

12 is the divisor

26 is the quotient

In long division form it is written as:

_______26

____-------

12 | 312

_____ 24

_____ ---

______ 72

______ 72

______ ----

________ 0

Here is it read as 12 divided into 312 equals 26.

Answer 2

The dividend is the number that is divided by the divisor to get the result, or quotient. For example 200 divided by 20 equals 10 where 200 is dividend, 20 is divisor, 10 is quotient