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Steven Levy Math Presents
What is division?
Reference
Wikipedia and Mathematics Stack Exchange
Division can written as: 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?
(Get the answer! Show 6 tiles. Make groups of 2 tiles. Count how many groups.)
6/2 = 3
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http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/638716/quotition-versus-partition
