What Is The Quotient In A Division Problem

Finding quotients with remainders.

To continue with our sample word problem all we need to do to find the quotient of the division word problem is to divide the dividend by the divisor. 0 45 0. 43 1 43. 175 5 35.

A quotient is the result of a division problem. 0 553 0. Sometimes the quotient of your division problem will have a remainder. When divisor is 1 the quotient will always be equal to the dividend.

There are other symbols used to indicate division as well such as 12 3 4. The quotient is the number of five cent parts that you can make out of 100 cents. When dividend is 0 the quotient will always be 0. In other words it is the solution to the question how many times does a number the divisor go into another the dividend.

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A division problem can be structured in a number of different ways as shown below. When divisor and dividend are equal the quotient will always be 1. This means you d need 20 nickels to make change for a dollar. In a division equation quotient is the answer derived after dividing the dividend by the divisor.

To find that divide 100 by five to get a quotient of 20 100 5 20. This solution is mathematically expressed as.