Grade 4

What is a quotient?

quotient

The answer you get when you divide one number by another.

For example

Divide 20 oranges among 5 baskets and the quotient is 4.

In Grade 4

Children divide real groups and name the answer as the quotient, keeping it separate from the remainder.

Watch out for

Children often give the remainder as the answer. The quotient is how many whole groups were actually made.

Say it at home

Share objects into equal groups and ask how many groups there are, and what is left.

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