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Exercise 4 Page 5

In division, we split one quantity, the dividend, into equal parts of the same size, the divisor. What is the result called?

quotient

We want to choose the best term from the box to complete the definition. These are the terms in the box.

Here is the given definition.

The result of a division problem is a(n) .

Notice there are two words related to division on the list. Let's underline them.

  • compatible numbers
  • decimal
  • divisor
  • estimate
  • quotient

Let's remember what each of them means. In division, we split one quantity, the dividend, into equal parts of the same size, the divisor. The result is the number of these parts. We call this result the quotient. We can see this in the graph below.

Division

We see that the result of a division is a quotient. Let's fill in the gap.

The result of a division problem is a quotient.