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Hi, if sum is the word used to describe the answer of addition, and product is the word for the answer of a multiplication problem, what is the word used for the answer to a division problem?
Good question Dave! Let's look at an example.
Suppose we consider 13/3. Obviously, 13 = 3*4+1. The number playing the role of 13 is called the "dividend", 3 is the "divisor", the answer you are looking for (the 4) is called the "quotient", and 1 is the "remainder".
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