Dividing Whole Numbers, Part 1: Defining Dividend, Divisor and Quotient
This clip defines the three components that make up a division problem: the dividend, divisor, and quotient.
Dividing Decimal Fractions: Dividing Decimals: Four Different Outcomes
This clip presents four different outcomes that may occur when dividing decimals: The first possibility is that the division comes out even "just as it stands, with no remainder." The second possibility is that the division comes out even only after...
Dividing Whole Numbers, Part 2: Summary: Dividing Whole Numbers, Part Two
This clip summarizes the key points in Part 2 of Dividing Whole Numbers, including the concepts of repeated subtraction and partial quotients. The clip also refers to long division, stating that what we've learned in this lesson is very much like lo...
Dividing Signed Numbers: Introduction to Dividing Signed Numbers
This clip explains that the rules for dividing signed numbers are the same as for multiplying signed numbers, "Â…except, of course, that we divide the absolute values instead of multiplying." When the signs are the same, the quotient is positive. Wh...
Dividing Fractions: To Divide Fractions: Invert and Multiply
This clip presents the dividing fractions rule of "invert and multiply," explaining that the divisor is inverted and the dividend is multiplied. "Invert means the numerator and the denominator change places," the clip states. The clip also asks and ...
Dividing Fractions: Division as the Opposite of Multiplication
This clip explains that, "Â…division of fractions, like division of whole numbers, is expected to work as the opposite of multiplication." The clip then provides examples of how it does so, adding that the relationship between division and multiplic...
Dividing Fractions: Rule For Dividing Fractions, A
This clip puts the rule for dividing fractions known as "invert and multiply" to the test. "To divide one fraction by another," the clip states, "multiply the first fraction--the dividend--by the reciprocal of the second fraction--the divisor."
Dividing Signed Numbers: Dividing Positive by Positive and Negative by Negative
This clip explains that, when dividing signed numbers, if the divisor and dividend have the same sign, the quotient is positive.
Dividing Fractions: Summary: Dividing Fractions
This clip summarizes dividing fractions, comparing it to the division of whole numbers, and examining the "invert and multiply" rule for dividing one fraction by another.
Dividing Fractions: Multiplying By the Reciprocal
This clip explains that dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.