Division (mathematics)

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the undefined operation?Division by zero is mathematically undefined due to contradictions and indeterminacy
2. What is division?Division is a way to share something into equal parts. It tells you how many groups you can make or how many times one number fits into another.
3. Why do people use division?People use division to share food, split bills, calculate speeds, and solve many everyday problems.

Dividend: The number or expression that is being divided.
Divisor: The number or expression by which the dividend is divided.
Quotient: The result of a division operation.
Remainder: The amount left over after an integer division when the dividend is not perfectly divisible by the divisor.