Ok, but what does this all mean?
$$ 6 \div 3 $$ means: How many groups of 3 are in 6. As you can see, there are 2 groups of 3 in 6.
So, let's explroe what it division means. Let's start with a specific problem. Let's look at $ \boxed{ 6 \div 3 } $ If you read theat first problem out loud, you would say"What is 6 divided by 3 ?
The symbol for divide is $$ \div $$.
So, what does 'evenly divide' mean?
Answer
If one number evenly divides another number, then that first divides the second without any remainder.
Example
Non Example
- 3 does not evenly divide 22 because $$\div 22 = 7 $$ plus a remainder of 1.
