4th Grade Division

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What is division?

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Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It answers the question: how many times does one number fit into another?

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What is the quotient?

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The quotient is the result of a division problem. It tells how many times the divisor fits into the dividend.

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If you have 12 apples and want to share them equally among 4 friends, how many apples does each friend get?

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Each friend gets 3 apples (12 ÷ 4 = 3).

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What is a divisor?

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A divisor is the number by which another number is divided.

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What is a dividend?

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A dividend is the number that is being divided in a division problem.

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How can you check your division answer?

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You can check your division answer by multiplying the quotient by the divisor. If the result equals the dividend, your answer is correct.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. If a × b = c, then c ÷ b = a.

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If a baker can make 24 cookies from 3 cups of flour, how many cookies can he make from 1 cup of flour?

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He can make 8 cookies from 1 cup of flour (24 ÷ 3 = 8).

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What is a remainder in division?

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A remainder is the amount left over after division when the dividend cannot be evenly divided by the divisor.

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If you have 100 candies and want to divide them into bags of 8, how many full bags can you make?

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You can make 12 full bags, with a remainder of 4 candies (100 ÷ 8 = 12 R4).