Step-by-step Maths Level 4 · Division as sharing and grouping · Summary
Step-by-step Maths Level 4 Division as sharing and grouping: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Sharing | Put the same number into each group; divide the total by the number of groups |
| Grouping | Count in steps of the group size; count the groups |
| Division statements | Total ÷ number of groups = number in each group |
| Inverse | Use a times table fact to find a division; check by multiplying back |
| Problems | Ask: am I sharing into groups, or making groups of a set size? |
Can you…?
- I can share a set into equal groups and say how many are in each group
- I can find how many equal groups can be made from a set
- I can write a division statement with the division sign and =
- I can use a multiplication fact to find a division
- I can solve sharing, grouping and correspondence problems
Key terms
- divide
- share into equal groups or find how many groups; the sign is ÷
- share
- put the same number into each group
- group
- put together a set of items in equal sets of a given size
- inverse
- the operation that undoes another; division undoes multiplication