Question

Which part of the following equation is incorrect? $1440÷36=45$

• A. Dividend
• B. Divisor
• C. Quotient
• D. All parts are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Quotient

The number $1440$ can be written as $1000+400+40$.

So, calculating $1440÷36$ using the box method, we get the following:


Adding the patial quotients together, we get, $20+10+10=40$.

So, the final quotient of $1440÷36$ is $40$.

Hence, $1440÷36=40$.

Comparing this to $1440÷36=45$, we find that the incorrect value is $45$.

But, the general form a division equation is $Dividend÷Divisor=Quotient$.

So, comparing $1440÷36=45$ to $Dividend÷Divisor=Quotient$, we find that the incorrect part of the equation is the $quotient$.