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How to divide by two

To understand division by two, let's consider a simple example with frogs.
Imagine we have 6 frogs.
Divide by 2 | Year 3 MathematicsTo divide them by 2, we split them into two equal groups.
Divide by 2 | Year 3 MathematicsEach group will have 3 frogs, so 6 divided by 2 equals 3 (6 ÷ 2 = 3).
This is akin to the multiplication fact: 3 x 2 = 6.

Solved Examples

Example 1: Sharing Spiders
Sindhu and Selasi have 16 spiders between them. They share them equally. How many do they each get?

Divide by 2 | Year 3 MathematicsThere are 16 spiders altogether.
Divided them into two equal groups.
Divide by 2 | Year 3 Mathematics

There are 8 spiders in each group. So you can say that:
16 ÷ 2 = 8
Sindhu and Selasi each get 8 spiders.

Example 2: Cakes Division
Here are 10 cakes.
Divide by 2 | Year 3 Mathematics

Dividing them by 2, we distribute them equally into two groups.
With 5 cakes in each group, 10 divided by 2 equals 5 (10 ÷ 2 = 5).
Correlating this with multiplication: 5 x 2 = 10.

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