Division and Relation with Multiplication

We can use division to find how many groups or how many in each group

18 counters can be divided into 3 groups with 6 counters in each group

We can use a related multiplication fact to divide two numbers. For example to find 32 ÷ 8, we can use 4 x 8 = 32 as the related multiplication fact

In 32 ÷ 8 = 4; 32 is called the dividend; 8 is called the divisor, and 4 is called the quotient

We can multiply by 0, but we cannot divide by zero. For example, 0 x 9 = 0 and 9 x 0 = 0, but 9 ÷ 0 has no answer

We can use skip count method to divide two numbers

To find 35 ÷ 5, start at 35 and count by 5s down to 0. The number of skips gives the answer. We skip count through: 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, and 0. Total number of skips is 7. So, 35 ÷ 5 = 7