To check the correctness of the answer to a multiplication example, divide the

A: product by the multiplier

B: multiplier by the product

C: multiplicand by the multiplier

D: multiplier by the multiplicand

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Lisa

Mathematics

19 March, 19:37

To check the correctness of the answer to a multiplication example, divide the

A: product by the multiplier

B: multiplier by the product

C: multiplicand by the multiplier

D: multiplier by the multiplicand

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Gretchen Ponce · Answer 1

Multiplicand is the number that gets multiplied, multiplier is the number that you are multiplying by, product is the result of mulptiplication multiplicand by multiplier.

Let a be a multiplicand, b be a multiplier and c be a product, then

a·b=c.

To check the correctness of the answer to a multiplication example, you should divide the product c by the multiplier b:

c:b=a.

Answer: correct choice is A.

Mila Cooke · Answer 2

Mila Cooke 19 March, 19:50

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A. Product by the multiplier

To check the correctness of the answer to a multiplication example, divide theA: product by the multiplierB: multiplier by the productC: multiplicand by the multiplierD: multiplier by the multiplicand

To check the correctness of the answer to a multiplication example, divide the

A: product by the multiplier

B: multiplier by the product

C: multiplicand by the multiplier

D: multiplier by the multiplicand