Question

zepdrix can you help me

Answer 1

lol that's a silly title for a thread :) next time here is an easier way to get help. Type the question in your title area.

Then somewhere in the comments just type @zepdrix and it will sent me a little notice so i can click it and it will bring me directly to your question.

Answer 2

Or if I'm not online, you can @ one of the other smartie pants that are online. The people with scores in the 90's-80's are usually pretty helpful c:

Answer 3

im just a 5th grader

Answer 4

oooh yes i remember you c: your mom was asking some questions for you the other day. about fractions.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

have a specific problem you need help with? c:

Answer 7

i need to know the divisor and dividend for 4/12 and this is dividing fractions

Answer 8

are you there

Answer 9

i will be right back

Answer 10

Hmm I had to google this one, I couldn't quite remember these terms. :)

It turns out that the \(\large \text{dividend}\) is the number that is being divided. In other words, the \(\large \text{dividen}\) is the number on `top` of the fraction.

And then that would mean that our \(\large \text{divisor}\) is the number we're diving by. In other words, the `bottom` of the fraction.

Answer 11

So here is a quick example,\[\large 30 \div 5\]
Our \(\large \text{dividend}\) is \(\large 30\).
While our \(\large \text{divisor}\) is \(\large 5\).

Another way that we could write \(\large 30\div5\) is like this, \(\large \dfrac{30}{5}\).
The fraction bar is telling us to do the same thing as the division symbol.

Looking at your problem, \(\large \dfrac{4}{12}\), can you tell which one is the dividend and which is the divisor? :)