Division

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What is division?

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Division is the process of determining how many times one number is contained within another number.

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What is the opposite operation of division?

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The opposite operation of division is multiplication.

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What is the answer to a division problem called?

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The answer to a division problem is called the quotient.

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If 48 is the product of 6 and 8, what is the division equation that represents this relationship?

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The division equation is 48 ÷ 6 = 8 or 48 ÷ 8 = 6.

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In a division problem, what does the number being divided called?

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The number being divided is called the dividend.

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In the division problem 35 ÷ 5 = 7, what is the dividend?

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The dividend is 35.

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In the division problem 35 ÷ 5 = 7, what is the divisor?

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The divisor is 5.

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How can you check the result of a division problem?

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You can check the result of a division problem by multiplying the quotient by the divisor to see if it equals the dividend.

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If Mom has 20 people and 5 tables, how do you find out how many people sit at each table?

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You divide the total number of people (20) by the number of tables (5), which gives you 4 people per table.

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What is a fact family in mathematics?

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A fact family is a group of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division equations that use the same numbers.