Dividing by 2: 8 / 2

Arithmetic · Axiom Academy

Work through 8 ÷ 2 by sharing counters into equal groups. Find . We will read the division as "split 8 into 2 equal groups" and figure out how many counters end up in each group. Nice work — you shared 8 counters into 2 equal groups and read the answer straight off the groups. Division is equal sharing: asks how many go in each of 2 equal groups. Multiplication checks division: because . Same method, bigger number: sharing 10 counters into 2 equal groups gives .

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