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UNIT 5 : Division
11. Use the number line to work out the following.
(a) 18 ÷ 3 =
(b) 20 ÷ 5 =
A ribbon of length 12 cm is cut into pieces of 4 cm.
How many pieces will we get?
12 ÷ 4 = Also 3 x 4 = 12
The number line is used to nd how many pieces of 4 cm we can get in 12 cm.
We get 3 pieces.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
3
0123456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
0123456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
ribbon
4 cm 4 cm 4 cm
Tip: Division using a number line
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