Division as
...Repeated...Repeated Subtraction...Subtraction...
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 4
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 4
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 4
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 4
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
Since each box gets 4 blocks, the Quotient is 4
Since after division, no block is left, the Remainder is 0
20 ÷ 5 is the same as 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 / r0
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5
20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
Q = 4
R = 0
Since each box gets 4 blocks, the Quotient is 4
Since after division, no block is left, the Remainder is 0
20 ÷ 5 is the same as 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 / r0
Another Example . . .
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
how many boxes to take?
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 1
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
1 2
3
3 4
5
4
1 2
5
3
4
2
5
1
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
1 2
3
3 4
5
4
1 2
5
3
4
2
5
1
Q = 5 R =
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
1 2
3
3 4
5
4
1 2
5
3
4
2
5
1
Q = 5 R =
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3
1 2
3
3 4
5
4
1 2
5
3
4
2
5
1
Q = 5 R = 2
now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3

Division as Repeated Subtraction

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  • 2.
    20 ÷ 5means dividing 20 into 5 parts
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    20 ÷ 5means dividing 20 into 5 parts
  • 4.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 1
  • 6.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 2
  • 7.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 3
  • 8.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 4
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 1
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 2
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 3
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 4
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5
  • 18.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 1
  • 19.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 2
  • 20.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 3
  • 21.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 4
  • 22.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5
  • 23.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 1
  • 24.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 2
  • 25.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 3
  • 26.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 4
  • 27.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts now, we are left with 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5
  • 28.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts Since each box gets 4 blocks, the Quotient is 4 Since after division, no block is left, the Remainder is 0 20 ÷ 5 is the same as 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 / r0
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 20 ÷ 5 means dividing 20 into 5 parts Q = 4 R = 0 Since each box gets 4 blocks, the Quotient is 4 Since after division, no block is left, the Remainder is 0 20 ÷ 5 is the same as 20 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 / r0
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  • 31.
    17 ÷ 3means dividing 17 into 3 parts how many boxes to take?
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 1
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 2
  • 42.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3
  • 43.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 1
  • 44.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 2
  • 45.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 1
  • 47.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 2
  • 48.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 1
  • 50.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2
  • 51.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
  • 52.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 1
  • 53.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2
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    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
  • 55.
    Box 1 Box2 Box 3 17 ÷ 3 means dividing 17 into 3 parts 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 1 2 5 3 4 2 5 1 now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
  • 56.
    17 ÷ 3means dividing 17 into 3 parts Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 1 2 5 3 4 2 5 1 Q = 5 R = now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
  • 57.
    17 ÷ 3means dividing 17 into 3 parts Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 1 2 5 3 4 2 5 1 Q = 5 R = now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3
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    17 ÷ 3means dividing 17 into 3 parts Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 1 2 5 3 4 2 5 1 Q = 5 R = 2 now, we are left with 17 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3