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(f) 16 sandwiches among 4 people

_______ ÷ _______ = _______

Division as Repeated Subtraction

You remember how the sports teacher divided 12 balls among 4 players.

By giving 1 ball to each till all were distributed.

This is the way of dividing by repeated subtraction.

You will notice that while dividing 12 balls, he actually subtracted 4, 3 times from
12.

• First he distributed 4 balls. 12 – 4 = 8

• Then he distributed 4 balls again. 8 – 4 = 4

• Finally he distributed the leftover 4 balls. 4 – 4 = 0

Thus, he distributed 12 balls in this way: 12 – 4 – 4 – 4

Or, we can say that he subtracted 4 three times from 12 to divide the balls.

Thus, 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

2 Divide by repeated subtraction. Correct the numbers in the circles wherever
needed. One example is done for you.

(a) 12 ÷ 3 = 4

3 3

12 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2

(b) 18 ÷ 6 =

18 – 6 – 3 – 3

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