Explanation of division
Division
÷ When we divide something, we break it into smaller, equal parts. We know how much of something there is, and how many parts (or portions) it needs to be made into. We want to find out how many or much will be in each part.
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We can solve this problem by sharing the chocolates out, one by one. Then we count how many each person got. The number sentence for this problem is 12 ÷ 4 = 3. This is also called sharing. We also use division when we know how much we have and how much or many will be in each part (or portion). We want to find out how many parts there will be.
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CONTENT DESCRIPTION: Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations
Sub-strand: Number and Place Value—N&PV – 7
Abbie had a bag of 12 lollipops. She wanted to give her friends three lollipops each. How many friends could she give lollipops to?
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We can solve this problem by taking away groups of three from the collection of 12. Then we count how many groups we made. The number sentence for this problem is 12 ÷ 3 = 4. This is also called grouping or repeated subtraction.
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