Find the Dividend
Aayat has 6 squishmellows and 2 friends over to watch a movie. How many squishmellows does each friend get?
The Dividend is 6 because that is how much is being shared?
20 / 5 = 4
What is the dividend?
AJ has sixty minutes at soccer practice. Each drill takes ten minutes. How many drills can AJ do?
The divisor is 10, or how many times AJ can break up 60 minutes.
Where do the numbers come from that we use every day?
Arabia
The dividend is 10 because this is an inverse operation for finding area:
10 / 7
144 / 12 = 12
What is the Divisor?
The Divisor is 12.
There is 1/6th of pizza left in the fridge. If three friends share the pizza equally, what fraction will each friend get?
The divisor is three, or how many times the pizza must be shared.
What does the bar mean in a fraction?
It means to divide!
Alberto has 1/2 an hour to decorate a dozen (12) cupcakes for a party. How much time can he spend on each cupcake?
The dividend is 1/2 an hour, because that is the total time Alberto has to distribute.
What is the dividend in three eighths?
The dividend is 3, or the numerator.
Sofia's aunt lives 50 miles away. This is 6 times as far as her grandmother. How far away does Sofia's aunt live?
The divisor is 6, or how many times Sofia's grandmother's distance can be taken out of her aunt's distance.
What is the meaning of a numerator?
How many pieces of something you have.
If 1/8th of a pound of uncooked rice makes one serving, how many servings are in a 15 pound bag?
The dividend is 15 because that is the total weight of the rice bag.
What is the divisor in one half?
It rained on 2/5 of all the days last month. On 1/6 of the rainy days, there was thunder. On what fraction of all the days last month was there thunder?
The divisor is 1/6 because that is a fraction of the first amount; the days with rain.
What is the meaning of a denominator in a fraction?
How many parts needed to make a whole.
Alicia has three goldfish. This is 1/5 times as many as Shishir. How many goldfish does Shishir have?
The dividend is 3 because that is the total goldfish Alicia has to compare to Shishir.
What is a divisor?
The number doing the dividing or sharing, in a math problem.
Levi has 8 goldfish. This is 1/2 as many as Denah. How many goldfish does Denah have?
The divisor is 1/2 because that is the amount of difference between Levi and Denah, being compared.
What is the answer called in a division problem?
The quotient.