Grade 3 · Number · Division · Lesson 1
What Is Division?
Division separates an amount into equal groups.
Equal sharing
Share 12 objects among 3 groups
Give the same number of objects to every group. When all 12 objects are shared, each group has 4.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
12 ÷ 3 = 4
Two ways to think about division
Sharing
How many in each group?
12 objects shared among 3 groups gives 4 in each group.
Grouping
How many groups can we make?
12 objects placed in groups of 4 makes 3 equal groups.