Partial Quotient method is used in which operation?

• A. Addition
• B. Division
• C. Multiplication
• D. Subtraction

Answer: (B)

The main idea is to find how many times a divisor fits into a dividend by taking away easy multiples of the divisor and adding those chunks to build the total quotient. This method uses partial quotients, which are the amounts you subtract each time, and you keep track of how many times the divisor goes into the dividend in total.

For example, 87 divided by 9: pick a convenient multiple like 9×9 = 81 and subtract it from 87 to get a remainder of 6. Since 6 is smaller than 9, you’re done. The total quotient is 9, with a remainder of 6. Another example: 432 divided by 9. Subtract 9×40 = 360 to get 72, then subtract 9×8 = 72 to get 0. The total quotient is 40 + 8 = 48.

So this method is a division technique because you’re determining how many groups of the divisor fit into the dividend by adding up those easy multiples.