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Division Models - Money

4 Models of Division

-Prof. Mahesh Sharma

Division is Whole to Part

Division begins with a whole thing.

As you divide it into parts. the whole disappears.

Losing sight of the whole, makes division difficult.

4

3

4

12

Area of a Rectangle is the origin of

Long Division.

1. Standard Long Division

127

6

0

0

1

2

2

2

1

0

1

7

6

1

r 1

6 x 1

6 x 2

6 x 0

2. Short Division

6

1

2

7

0

1

2

1

r 1

1

2

7

9

8

.

6

0

2

1

.

1

3

1

3

$127.98 split evenly among 6, is $21.33 for each.

(Short Division with Money)

DIVIDEND ÷ DIVISOR = QUOTIENT

8 ÷ 2 = 4

1 ÷ 2 = .5

NUMERATOR ÷ DENOMINATOR = QUOTIENT

8/2 = 4

1/2 = .5

Numer - the Number of parts you have.

NOM - the

NAME

of the fraction

DEnoted by the number of equal parts.

1/2 is "one half"

QUOTE - tells the amount or size of each portion.

Division - Linear:

8,642,101,816,148,124.286 ÷ 2 =

4,321,050,908,074,062.143

Multiplication - Linear:

4,321,050,908,074,062.143

x 2 =

8,642,101,816,148,124.286