Dividing is separating a number into several equal groups.
When we divide 6 by 3 we are separating 6 into 3 equal groups of 2.There are two common ways to write the sign for division.
The number 6 divided by 3 could be written as 6/3 or 6 ÷ 3.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 and 3
The Division facts for two and three are listed in the following table.
| TWO | ||||
| 0 ÷ 2 = 0 | 2 ÷ 2 = 1 | 4 ÷ 2 = 2 | 6 ÷ 2 = 3 | 8 ÷ 2 = 4 |
| 10 ÷ 2 = 5 | 12 ÷ 2 = 6 | 14 ÷ 2 = 7 | 16 ÷ 2 = 8 | 18 ÷ 2 = 9 |
| THREE | ||||
| 0 ÷ 3 = 0 | 3 ÷ 3 = 1 | 6 ÷ 3 = 2 | 9 ÷ 3 = 3 | 12 ÷ 3 = 4 |
| 15 ÷ 3 = 5 | 18 ÷ 3 = 6 | 21 ÷ 3 = 7 | 24 ÷ 3 = 8 | 27 ÷ 3 = 9 |
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