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1. Answer: The division is a method of distributing a group of things into equal parts. It is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic, which gives a fair result of sharing.

   The division is an operation inverse of multiplication. If 3 groups of 4 make 12 in multiplication; 12 divided into 3 equal groups give 4 in each group in division.

   The main goal of the division is to see how many equal groups or how many in each group when sharing fairly.

   For example:

   There are 16 balls and 4 boxes, how to put 16 balls into four equal sized boxes?

   Step-by-step explanation:  Therefore, 4 balls should be kept in each box.

   Mathematical notation for division

   There are various signs which can be used to indicate division such as ÷, /.

   For example:

   8 ÷ 2

   8/2

   Special names for each character in Division

   Each part involved in a division equation has a special name.

   Dividend ÷ divisor = quotient

   Dividend: The dividend is the number that is being divided in the division process.

   Divisor:The number by which dividend is being divided by is called divisor.

   Quotient: A quotient is a result obtained in the division process.

    18    ÷   3    =    6

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   Dividend        divisor         quotient

   So, in the above process where we divided 16 balls into 4 equal groups;

   The dividend is 16, the divisor is 4 and thus the quotient is 4.

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