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Delta Modern Language Schools
Primary stage
Maths Department
Prim 4 2024-2025
Dividing by divisors
Divide Symbol
The symbol used to represent divide or division is ÷
Dividend ÷ Divisor = Quotient + Remainder.
For example, 46÷5
Here, 46 is the dividend
5 is the divisor
If 46 is divided by 5, we get the quotient as 9 and the remainder 1
Dividing by using area model strategy :
Area Models in Division Problems : 59 ÷ 9
First, set up an area model with columns matching the number of place values
of the dividend. Fifty-nine has two place values, so set up an area model with
two columns.
Next, put the divisor, five, on the left side, and write fifty-nine inside the first
column.
It is usually easier to multiply by tens first, so write a ten above the first column
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