Math Antics - Basic Division

Division

Division is breaking a number up into an equal number of parts.

Example: 20 divided by 4 = ?

If you take 20 things and put them into four equal sized groups, there will be 5 things in each group. The answer is 5.

20 divided by 4 = 5.

Dividend - The dividend is the number you are dividing up.

Divisor - The divisor is the number you are dividing by.

Quotient - The quotient is the answer.

Remainder - If the answer to a division problem is not a whole number, the "leftovers" are called the remainder.