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Arithmetic/Number Operations/Division
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Division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic. The operation is usually shown by the division symbol (÷). This is the act of taking a number, and fragmenting it by using another number. The objective is usually to find how many times a number can fit in another number.
How many times can 2 fit into 4? This operation would be written as:
4 ÷ 2
In this case, 4 is the number we want to divide, and 2 is the number we want to divide 4 with. Thus, 4 is the dividend and 2 is the divisor.
It's important to note that this is a type of division titled: partition division.