Division is breaking a number up into an equal number of parts.
The division is an operation inverse of multiplication. If 3 groups of 4 make 12 in multiplication; 12 divided into 3 equal groups give 4 in each group in division.
The main goal of the division is to see how many equal groups or how many in each group when sharing fairly.
Example:
There are 16 balls and 4 boxes. How would you put 16 balls into four equal sized boxes?
16 divided by 4 =?
Therefore, 4 balls should be kept in each box.
Remainder
The remainder is the portion of the dividend that is left over after division. For example, on dividing 83 by 2, there is a leftover of 1.
It means, 83 ÷ 2 = 41 and r =1,
Here, ‘r’ is remainder.
Sample Problems:
Try solving the questions below!
100 ÷ 25 = ?
17 ÷ 4 = ?
350 ÷ 7 = ?
128 ÷ 4 = ?
169 ÷ 13 = ?