Division by a single digit

 

 

We divide to find how many times one number is contained in another number.

12 ÷ 2, for example, means "how many 2's are in 12." The answer is 6. 18 ÷ 6 means "how many 6's are in 18." The answer is 3.

 

dividend		divisor		quotient
18	÷	6	=	3

In division, the number to be  divided  is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The answer is called the quotient. The sign for division is ÷ , and it is read "divided by."