In a division, what is the number you divide called?
The dividend
Define a division:
A division is the process of splitting up a number into a given number of equal numbers.
Ex:12:4=splitting 12 up into 4 equal bits
3+3+3+3=12 so 12:4=3
In a division, what is the number you divide by called?
The diviser
What is the result of a division called?
The quotient
15:3=?
5
45:9=?
5
56:7=?
8
121:11=?
11
144:6=?
24
325:5=?
65
564:4=?
141
1320:33=?
3
33 165:55=?
603
When confronted with an operation like this:
12+36:6x(8-6)
which do you do first?which do you do second…
-the addition
-the substraction
-the multiplication
-the division
First you must do the substraction in parentheses, then the multiplication, then the division and finally the addition 12+36:6x2 12+36:12 12+3 15