Steven Levy Math Presents What is division? Division can be written: a/b = c. a is the dividend. b is the divisor. c is the quotient. Division can be expressed as: 1) Partition division 2) Quotition division Partition Division 6 / 2 = ? Divide 6 into 2 groups. How many are in each group? (Get the answer! Show 6 tiles. Make 2 equal groups. Count how many there are in a group.) 6/2 = 3 Quotition Division 6/2 = ? Divide 6 into groups of 2. How many groups are there? 6/2 = 3 (Get the answer! Show 6 tiles. Make groups of 2 tiles. Count how many groups.) Reference Wikipedia "Division" Nov. 11, 2015 Mathematics Stack Exchange The End
