One way of rewording a division question is like this:
63 / 9 = How many sets of 9 are there in 63?
40 / 8 = How many sets of 8 are there in 40?
To solve these problems we can draw pictures or use the subtraction method shown in the previous lesson. Here's another example with pictures and subtraction for the problem 21 divided by 7.
21 -7 ---- 14 -7 ---- 7 -7 ---- 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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