Question

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

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.