Unit 4: Meaning of Division Practice

Front

What is the term for the number that is being divided in a division problem?

Back

Dividend

Front

What is the term for the number by which the dividend is divided?

Back

Divisor

Front

What is the result of a division problem called?

Back

Quotient

Front

If the divisor is much smaller than the dividend, what can we expect the quotient to be?

Back

Much larger than 1

Front

If the dividend and divisor are close to the same number, what can we expect the quotient to be?

Back

Closer to 1

Front

What value should be used to make the statement true: The value of ______ ÷ 40.01 is close to 1?

Back

40

Front

What value should be used to make the statement true: The value of ______ ÷ 40.0 is much less than 1?

Back

4

Front

In a division problem, if the dividend is 4000 and the divisor is 40, what is the quotient?

Back

100

Front

If you divide 8 by 2, what is the quotient?

Back

4

Front

What happens to the quotient if you increase the divisor while keeping the dividend constant?

Back

The quotient decreases.