Male, dark hair, red top: I want to plant these 15 plants into window boxes.
Now I know that three go into each box so if I divide 15 by three I know that I need five boxes.
Female, dark hair, dark bead necklace, dark top: It's important to get the division right so that we can all pay our fair share and pay the right amount to the restaurant.
Female, dark hair, dark bead necklace, dark top: Ah, the bill's £30 so we've got to divide that up.
Female, dark hair, dark bead necklace, dark top: So, divided by three that's £10 each.
Is that okay?
Male, grey hair, glasses, white shirt: Yeah.
Male, dark blond hair, facial hair, dark clothes: Yeah, that's fine.
Male, white hard hat, hi vis coat: So when we're working out a staircase we have an end point where the staircase is going to land called the landing.
At the bottom of the staircase is where the staircase starts from.
We measure that distance which in this case is 1600mm, so it's 1.6m, and then we divide that by how many steps we're going to have or how many rises.
So in this case there's eight rises so we divide 1600 by eight and we get a nice even 200mm.
Dividing is splitting or sharing an amount into a number of equal parts. Like splitting a bill.
Quick tips for tutors
Division includes:
- Explanation of division as a way of sharing, grouping or working out rate
- Key vocabulary and terms used in the process of dividing
- Worked examples of division by 10, 100 and 1,000
- Application of division in everyday settings, including tips and hints
- Activities to practise division
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Division: Repeated subtraction
How to solve division problems by subtracting.
Entry 3 - Division revision
Summary of what division is, how it works and methods used to divide numbers.
Entry 3 - Division tips
How to make division easier by recognising patterns and following shortcuts.
Entry 3 - Introduction to division
Summary of what division is, how it works and some of the terms used to describe it.
Entry 3 - Division problems
Summary of the types of problems encountered in division, with an explanation of remainders.
Level 1 - Dividing decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000
Summary of what happens to decimal numbers when they are divided by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Level 1 - Division shortcuts
Summary of some timesaving tips for division.
Level 1 - Dividing amounts by 10, 100 and 1000
How to change from one unit to another by dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Level 1 - Mental division methods
How to obtain quick answers to sums using two different mental division methods.
Level 1 - Division glossary
Summary of some of the main words used in division.
Level 1 - Mental division tips
Summary of simple methods to approximate answers and check division sums.
Level 1 - Working with metric and decimal units
How to convert easily between different units using division.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 1 & 2 - Discussing division
An activity in discussing how items are divided.
Entry 3 - Division: matching activity
Exercise in card-pairing to practise division skills.
Entry 3 - Interpreting division problems
Exercise in assessing when to estimate or give exact answers to division problems.
Entry 3 - Division problems: sorting activity
Exercise in grouping division problems and calculations.
Level 1 - Dividing by 100
Exercise in using time-saving methods when dividing by 100.
Level 1 - Dividing by 10
Exercise in using time-saving methods when dividing by 10.
Level 1 - Dividing by 1000
Exercise in using time-saving methods when dividing by 1,000.
Level 1 - Dividing amounts by 10 and 1000
Exercise in converting money and finding percentage amounts using division.
Level 1 - Dividing decimals investigation
Exercise in division techniques involving decimal numbers.
Level 1 - Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000
Exercise in converting measurements using division.
Level 1 - Division investigation
Exercise in division techniques involving 10, 100 and 1,000.
Level 1 - Changing place value: matching activity
Exercise in pairing division sums with the right answers.
Level 1 - Splitting numbers
Exercise in breaking up numbers into smaller parts to make division easier.
Level 1 - Dividing with equal numbers
Exercise in dividing equal numbers by halving.
Level 1 - Splitting into factors
Exercise in breaking up factors into smaller parts to make division easier.
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