Dividing by 7
The question
56 ÷ 7
56÷7
7×?=56
7×8=56
56÷7=8
8×7=56
- 56 ÷ 7 means sharing 56 out equally between 7. Deal them round one at a time until they run out; the answer is how many end up in one share.
- Dealing out 56 one at a time would take a while. Instead ask: 7 times what makes 56?
- 7 × 8 = 56. That is the one, so 56 ÷ 7 = 8.
- Check: 8 × 7 = 56.
How it works.
- 01
56 ÷ 7 means sharing 56 out equally between 7. Deal them round one at a time until they run out; the answer is how many end up in one share.
- 02
Dealing out 56 one at a time would take a while. Instead ask: 7 times what makes 56?
- 03
7 × 8 = 56. That is the one, so 56 ÷ 7 = 8.
- 04
Check: 8 × 7 = 56.