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In this activity, we will be learning about how to use the 3, 4, and 8 times table facts to solve division problems.
Multiplication and division are inverse operations.
This means that if you know your 3 times table, you can also divide some numbers by 3 very quickly.
Let's see how!
We know that 5 × 3 = 15.
This means that in 15, there are 3 groups of 5 or 5 groups of 3.
When we know one times table fact, we can write a family of facts by rearranging the numbers:
5 × 3 = 15
3 × 5 = 15
15 ÷ 3 = 5
15 ÷ 5 = 3
This works for all times table facts.
So, if we know 2 × 8 = 16, we also know 16 ÷ 8 = 2!
Let's try an example using the 4 times table.
Example
What is 24 ÷ 4?
Answer
We know that 24 is in the 4 times table.
4 × 6 = 24
So, we can also say that 24 ÷ 4 = 6
Now that you've seen how to use this skill, you are ready to move on to some questions by yourself.
