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GCSE Mathematics · key term
The result of a division.
Used by OCR
Specification 1.01a, 2.02c, 6.01c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
The result of a division. In , the quotient is .
When using written division, place the decimal point in the quotient directly above the decimal point in the dividend.
Decide the sign before calculating: numbers with the same sign give a positive quotient, while numbers with different signs give a negative quotient.
Check by multiplying the quotient by the divisor. The result should equal the dividend.
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The result of dividing one quantity by another.