Division Matching

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What is division?

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Division is a mathematical operation where a number is split into equal parts. It answers the question: how many times does one number fit into another?

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What does it mean to divide equally?

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Dividing equally means sharing something into parts that are the same size. For example, if you have 10 cookies and share them with 5 friends, each friend gets 2 cookies.

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How do you find out how many groups you can make?

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To find out how many groups you can make, you divide the total number by the number of items in each group.

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If you have 20 apples and want to put them in bags of 4, how many bags do you need?

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You need 5 bags because 20 divided by 4 equals 5.

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What is a dividend in division?

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The dividend is the number you want to divide. For example, in 12 ÷ 3, 12 is the dividend.

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What is a divisor in division?

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The divisor is the number you divide by. In 12 ÷ 3, 3 is the divisor.

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What is the quotient in division?

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The quotient is the result of the division. In 12 ÷ 3, the quotient is 4.

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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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If you have 30 candies and want to share them with 6 friends, how many candies does each friend get?

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Each friend gets 5 candies because 30 divided by 6 equals 5.

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What is a real-life example of division?

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A real-life example of division is sharing pizza. If you have 8 slices of pizza and 4 friends, each friend gets 2 slices.