Division
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| Division is the process of separation items into equal groups to find the quotient. |  |
| Dividend is the number being divided into equal groups. Divisor is the number that is dividing the dividend into groups. Quotient is answer to a division problem. |
6 ÷ 3 = 2 Dividend Divisor Quotient |
| Division is repeated subtraction. | 6 ÷ 3 is the same as: 6-3=3 6-3=0 Now, how many times did we have to subtract 3 to get to the answer of 0? The answer is 2. 6÷ 3=2 |
| Division is dividing things into groups. | 6÷ 3= We start with 6. XXXXXX We put 3 into each group. How many equal groups can we make? XXX XXX We can make 2 equal groups. 6÷ 3=2 |
| Division has to be practiced, flash cards are helpful. | Try these flash cards on line: http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/division.html |
| Division can be written in different ways. 6÷ 3 6/3 __ 3)6 All of these symbols tell you to divide. |