Exploring Division Through Arrays

What is the main idea behind division?

• To add numbers

• To share quantities equally

• To multiply numbers

• To subtract numbers

How do we read the division sign?

• Multiplied by

• Added to

• Divided by

• Subtracted from

If you know the answer to a multiplication question, what can you work out?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

• Exponentiation

What is an array in mathematics?

• A group of objects set out in rows and columns

• A single row of numbers

• A random collection of objects

• A single column of numbers

How many rows and columns are in an array that represents 2 times 3?

• 3 rows and 2 columns

• 2 rows and 3 columns

• 1 row and 6 columns

• 6 rows and 1 column

What is the result of 6 divided by 3 using an array?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many groups of 2 are there in 6?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the result of 12 divided by 4 using an array?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5

How many groups of 3 are there in 12?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

What is the result of 18 divided by 6 using an array?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 4