Division Strategies

Division is the process of determining how many times one number is contained within another, represented by the symbol '÷' or '/'. It is the inverse operation of multiplication.

Division can be understood as repeated subtraction, where you subtract the divisor from the dividend until you reach zero, counting how many times you performed the subtraction.

12 ÷ 2 = 6.

You divide the total number of wagons (27) by the number of groups (3): 27 ÷ 3 = 9.

56 ÷ 7 = 8.

An array can be used to represent division by showing how many groups of a certain size can be formed from a total number of items.

56 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 = 0 can be expressed as 56 ÷ 7 = 8.

To solve 8 ÷ 2, you determine how many times 2 fits into 8, which is 4.

The quotient of 27 ÷ 3 is 9.

The dividend is the number that is being divided in a division operation.