Question

Identify the dividend from the following statement .
A plant grows $24$ inches in a year. So it grows $2$ inches in a month.

• A. $48$
• B. $12$
• C. $6$
• D. $24$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $24$

Height that plant grows in a year $=24$ inches
No of months $=12$ ($1$ year $=12$ months)

$\therefore$ No. of inches the plant grows in 1 month $=24÷12=2$ inches
As Dividend ÷ Quotient = Divisor

$\therefore$ Dividend $=24$