Division

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Division Expressions
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• To work division equations it important to know
  how to transfer numbers from one equation to
  another.
• First lets learn some terms.
• Division
• Taking one group and making it as many equal
  sized groups as possible. The inverse of
  multiplication.
• Dividend
• The number being divided.
• Divisor
• The number that will divide the dividend.
• Quotient
• The result or answer to a division problem.

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Word Form and Basic Division Form

• Word Form
• Divide your Dividend by your Divisor.
• The answer equals your Quotient.
• Basic Division Form
• The Dividend is placed under the bar in a basic
  division format.
• The Divisor is placed to the left of the
  parenthesis in a basic division format.
• The Quotient is placed above the bar in the basic
  division format.

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WORD FORM
BASIC DIVISION FORM
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Obelus Division Sentence and Fraction Form

• Obelus Division Sentence
• Obelus is the symbol.
• is said, divided by.
• The Dividend is placed before the obelus.
• The Divisor is placed after the obelus.
• The Quotient is placed after the equal sign, .
• Fraction Form
• The numerator is the Dividend.
• The denominator is the Divisor.
• Once again, the Quotient is placed after the
  equal sign, .

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Obelus Division Sentence
Fraction Form
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BASIC DIVISION FORM
WORD FORM
FRACTION FORM
OBELUS DIVISION SENTENCE
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How to Check by Multiplying.

• When you divide, you may check by multiplying.
• You do this by multiplying the Divisor and the
  Quotient.
• You need to now add the Remainder to the Product.
• If the result is equal to the Dividend then you
  are correct.
• The Divisor and Quotient are the Factors in the
  multiplication problem.
• The Dividend is the Product in the multiplication
  problem.

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• The main thing that you want to remember in this
  example is that the remainder is zero.
• If you had a remainder, it would have to be added
  to the product in order to equal the dividend.