Division as Sharing and Grouping
Students understand division as equal sharing (partitive division) and equal grouping (quotitive division), connecting division to multiplication fact families.
Key Questions
- What is the difference between sharing equally and making equal groups?
- How can a multiplication fact help you solve a division problem?
- When we divide, what does the quotient represent?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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