Understanding Division

Welcome to the Understanding Division page at STEM Scholars Hub. Our STEM-based educational services focus on providing hands-on experiences and personalized guidance to help learners grasp the concept of division. Through interactive workshops, one-on-one tutoring sessions, and community events, we aim to foster a deep understanding of division and its real-world applications.

Division is a way to share things equally. Imagine you have something, like toys or cookies, and you want to give the same amount to everyone.

Example:

Let’s say you have 12 cookies and 4 friends. You want to give each friend the same amount of cookies. To figure out how many cookies each friend gets, you divide.

• 12 cookies ÷ 4 friends = 3 cookies per friend.

So, each friend gets 3 cookies. We shared the cookies equally!

How to Divide:

Let’s try another example:

• You have 8 apples and 2 friends. You want to share the apples.

1. Ask: "How many times does 2 go into 8?"
2. The answer is 4 because 2 × 4 = 8.

So, each friend gets 4 apples.

Key Words to Remember:

• Dividend: The number you want to divide (like 12 or 8).
• Divisor: The number you are dividing by (like 4 or 2).
• Quotient: The answer to the division (like 3 or 4).

Why Do We Use Division?

We use division to:

• Share things equally: Like when you have a box of crayons and want to share them with your friends.
• Solve real-life problems: Like when you have 10 dollars and want to spend the same amount on 5 things. You divide to figure out how much to spend on each.

Division helps us make sure everyone gets the same amount. It’s just about sharing things fairly!

Reference:
Khan Academy. (n.d.). Division for kids. Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-2nd-grade-math