Division Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
You have 20 candies to share equally among 4 friends. How many candies does each friend get? Use \(a \div b = c\).

Solution

  1. 1
    Write the division: \(20 \div 4 = ?\)
  2. 2
    Think: how many 4s fit in 20? \(4 \times 5 = 20\).
  3. 3
    So \(20 \div 4 = 5\).
  4. 4
    Each friend gets 5 candies.

Answer

5 candies each
Division splits a total into equal groups. 20 candies ÷ 4 friends = 5 candies per friend.

About Division

Splitting a quantity into equal parts, or finding how many times one number fits into another. Division answers two questions: 'How many in each group?' and 'How many groups?'

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More Division Examples

Example 2 medium

A baker has 56 muffins to put into boxes of 8. How many boxes does she need?

Example 3 easy

What is (36 div 9)?

Example 4 medium

A school buys 72 pencils to give 9 pencils to each classroom. How many classrooms receive pencils?

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