DivisionFocus ÷5
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140 ÷ 5 =
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610 ÷ 5 =
730 ÷ 5 =
85 ÷ 5 =
945 ÷ 5 =
1015 ÷ 5 =
Dividing by 5 worksheets
Fives are the table most kids can already chant, so dividing by 5 is mostly counting beats you already know. Every number you divide ends in 5 or 0. These free printable worksheets cover 5 ÷ 5 through 50 ÷ 5, whole numbers only.
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Dividing by 5
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What's on this sheet
Counting by fives does the heavy lifting. To solve 45 ÷ 5, count 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and notice you said nine numbers — so the answer is 9. It is the same rhythm as reading a clock's minutes.
Why this sheet works
Place value offers a shortcut: dividing by 5 is the same as dividing by 10 and then doubling. Take 40 ÷ 5 — split off the zero to get 4, double it, and you have 8. The fact family always backs it up, since 40 ÷ 5 = 8 because 5 × 8 = 40.
How this one works
One question from this sheet, worked through a step at a time.
40 ÷ 5
40÷5
5×?=40
5×8=40
40÷5=8
8×5=40
- 40 ÷ 5 means sharing 40 out equally between 5. Deal them round one at a time until they run out; the answer is how many end up in one share.
- Dealing out 40 one at a time works, and takes all day. The shortcut is the same fact read backwards: 5 shares of WHAT makes 40?
- 5 × 8 = 40. That is the one, so 40 ÷ 5 = 8.
- Worth checking, because it costs one multiplication: 8 × 5 = 40. It matches, so the answer holds.