Find 45/15 using a number line.

Question

my dividend is _________
my divisor is __________

Answer 1

To find \( \frac{45}{15} \) using a number line, you can visualize the process of dividing the number 45 into equal parts of 15.

1. Dividend: Your dividend is 45.
2. Divisor: Your divisor is 15.

Now, you can think of the number line as starting from 0 and extending to 45. You will mark divisions of length 15 along the number line:

• Start at 0, mark the first point at 15.
• The next point will be at 30 (15 + 15).
• The next point will be at 45 (30 + 15).

You have made 3 equal divisions of 15 to reach 45. Thus, \( \frac{45}{15} = 3 \).

So the completed statements are:

• My dividend is 45.
• My divisor is 15.