why word divide come in to calculator
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Step-by-step explanation:
This is where math starts to get a little tricky. Division is about breaking something into many pieces. You have probably heard the word "divide" all over the place. You divide your candy with your friends. You divide pieces of a turkey at dinner. You start with one amount and wind up with smaller pieces.
As far as words are concerned, we will use three terms in this section. In each division problem, you will have one number divided by another. The number you are dividing is called the dividend. The number you are "dividing by" is the divisor. The answers to your division problems are called quotients. Six divided by two gives you a quotient of three.
Example:
8 ÷ 4 = 2
8 is the dividend.
4 is the divisor.
2 is the quotient.
The division symbol (÷) in this problem is called an obelus.
You may also see it written in this format...
2
4 ) 8
or this one...
8 / 4 = 2