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Division
Mike buys 20 apples. He packs them in small boxes. Each box can contain only 5 apples.
How many boxes will he need?
Mike removes 5 apples and places them in the 1st box. Then he removes 5 apples and
places them in the 2nd box . He continues until there are no apples left.
He will need 4boxes.
That is, 20 ÷ 5 = 4
Note that 4 x 5 = 20
20
15
10
10
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 5
0
9. Mother bought 42 eggs. She placed them in egg trays. Each egg tray can contain 6
eggs. How many egg trays did she use?
Answer : 42 ÷ 6 =
10. Alisha bought 28 roses. She placed them in vases. Each vase can contain 7 roses.
How many vases did she use?
20 apples 4 boxes of 5 apples
11
22
33
44
Let's work out
Tip: Division using repeated subtraction