In Year 2, children divide by 2, 5 and 10 and see that division is the inverse of multiplication: if 5 × 4 = 20, then 20 ÷ 5 = 4.
What your child will learn
- Recall division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables
- Use the ÷ sign in number sentences
- Use multiplication facts to solve division
- Solve sharing and grouping problems
Use the times tables backwards
To work out 35 ÷ 5, ask "How many 5s make 35?" Counting in fives — 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 — gives seven jumps, so the answer is 7.
Example questions
Here are a few questions like the ones in the first quest. Can you solve them?
1. What is 12 ÷ 2?
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Answer: 6. 12 ÷ 2 = 6, because 2 × 6 = 12.
2. What is 16 ÷ 2?
- 18
- 8
- 12
- 6
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Answer: 8. 16 ÷ 2 = 8, because 2 × 8 = 16.
3. What is 4 ÷ 2?
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
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Answer: 2. 4 ÷ 2 = 2, because 2 × 2 = 4.
Tips for grown-ups
- Link every times-table fact to its division partner.
- Share out items into equal teams for games.
- Ask "How many 10-cent coins make 60 cents?"