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UNIT 5 : Division
Ali and Zainab are sharing their pencils.
There are 12 pencils
on the table.
Let’s share them.
Observe carefully and discuss the picture.
How can Ali and Zainab share the pencils equally between them?
How many pencils will each child get?
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Division using Sharing
Ali gets 6 pencils and Zainab gets 6 pencils.
12 pencils are divided into 2.
When 12 pencils are shared equally between 2 children, each one gets 6 pencils.
This can be represented as 12 ÷ 2 = 6 or = 6 or
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Recall: Since 6 x 2 = 12, 12 ÷ 2 = 6
Do you remember?