Video Transcript
Use the following diagram to
calculate 56 divided by eight.
In this question, we’ve been shown
a diagram or a model to help us calculate 56 divided by eight. We could call this diagram an
array. An array is when we organize
objects into equal groups. We know there are 56 balloons
altogether, and we have to divide those 56 balloons by eight. The divisor, or the number we’re
dividing by, is the number eight. We’re being asked how many eights
there are in the number 56. So, the array shows us that 56
balloons are ranged into equal groups or rows of eight.
The balloons have been divided into
groups of eight. How many equal groups or rows of
eight balloons are there? In other words, how many eighths
are there in 56? Let’s count them. Here’s one, two, three, four, five,
six, seven. If we have 56 balloons and we
divide them into equal groups of eight, there are seven groups. 56 divided by eight equals
seven. We used the array to help us
calculate 56 divided by eight.
