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What is division?

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Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts or groups. It is one of the four basic operations in arithmetic.

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What is the dividend in a division problem?

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The dividend is the number that is being divided by another number.

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What is the divisor in a division problem?

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The divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided.

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What is the quotient in a division problem?

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The quotient is the result of the division operation.

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How do you find the number of items per group when dividing?

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To find the number of items per group, divide the total number of items (dividend) by the number of groups (divisor).

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If 24 pencils are shared equally among 6 students, how many pencils does each student get?

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Each student gets 4 pencils.

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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 is not evenly divisible by the divisor.

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If 10 oranges are divided among 3 people, how many oranges does each person get and what is the remainder?

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Each person gets 3 oranges, and there is 1 orange left over.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations; if you multiply the quotient by the divisor, you get the dividend.

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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 to see if you get the dividend.