Division

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Division Facts

 

Divide: To separate into equal groups or sets.

The store has 18 oranges. There are 6 basket with the  
same number of oranges in each. How many  oranges are
in each basket.

division facts
 

Dividing by 0

 

Numbers cannot be divided by 0 because it is
Impossible to make 0 groups of a number.

 

Dividing by 1

Any number divided by 1 equals that number. If you divide
by 1 you have one group and so everything is in that group.

 

Dividing by 2

When you divide by 2 you are breaking numbers into equal
halves.  Example: ( 4 divide 2 = 2 )     (10 divide 2 = 5)   (20
divide 2 = 10)

 

 

Multiplication and division are opposite operations. You
can use multiplication to check division.

Example: 24 ÷ 6 = 4 because 6 x 4 = 24