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 of how many times one number is contained within another.

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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.

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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, or the answer to a division problem.

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

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Each friend gets 3 cookies.

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What does it mean to divide 20 by 5?

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It means to split 20 into 5 equal parts, which equals 4.

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How can you check if your division is correct?

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You can multiply the quotient by the divisor and see if you get the dividend.

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What is a simple division equation?

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A simple division equation is written as 'dividend ÷ divisor = quotient', for example, 15 ÷ 3 = 5.

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If Mrs. Hamm has 6 tacos and 2 boys, how many tacos does each boy get?

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Each boy gets 3 tacos.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations; if you know one, you can find the other.