Division facts

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What is division?

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Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It tells us how many times one number is contained within another.

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What is the symbol for division?

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The symbol for division is ÷.

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What is a dividend?

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A dividend is the number that is being divided in a division problem.

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What is a divisor?

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A divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided.

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What is a quotient?

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A quotient is the result of a division problem.

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If you divide 12 by 3, what is the quotient?

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The quotient is 4.

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What does it mean to divide by 1?

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Dividing by 1 means the number stays the same because any number divided by 1 is itself.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. If you multiply a number by another, you can divide the result by that same number to get back to the original number.

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What is a fact family in division?

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A fact family is a group of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division facts that use the same numbers.

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What is a remainder in division?

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A remainder is what is left over after dividing when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.