Division Intro

Division Intro

Today, you will learn some vocabulary of division.

Multiple Choice

What is a dividend?

• The number that is divided by

• The number that is being divided

• The answer

What is a dividend?

• A dividend is the number that is BEING DIVIDED

• Here is an example:

• 12 / 3 = 4

• The dividend in this equation is 12 because 12 is the number being divided.

Multiple Choice

What is a divisor?

• The number being divided by

• The number that is being divided

• The answer

What is a divisor?

• A divisor is the number that is BEING DIVIDED BY

• Here is an example:

• 12 / 3 = 4

• The divisor in this equation is 3 because 3 is the number being divided by.

Multiple Choice

What is a quotient? (using the process of elimination you should know the answer)

• The number being divided by

• The number that is being divided

• The answer

What is a divisor?

• A quotient is the ANSWER of a division problem

• Here is an example:

• 12 / 3 = 4

• The quotient in this equation is 4 because 4 is the answer.

Now that you know the vocab of division problems....

you will label the different parts of a division problem

Multiple Choice

What is the divisor?

81 / 3 = 27

• 81

• 3

• 27

Multiple Choice

What is the highlighted number?

1 / 1 = 1

• Divisor

• Dividend

• Quotient

Multiple Choice

What is the dividend?

27 / 3 = 9

• 27

• 3

• 9

Good job!

You will learn actual division very soon. Also, if you were wondering why this lesson was so easy and boring is because you need to learn what you are dealing with BEFORE you deal with it.