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Explain how a divisor of one affects the quotient

I can explain how a divisor of one affects the quotient.

New
New
Year 2

Explain how a divisor of one affects the quotient

I can explain how a divisor of one affects the quotient.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. If the divisor is equal to 1, then the dividend and the quotient will be equal.
  2. Any number divided by 1 is equal to itself.

Common misconception

Children are unsure as to why, when the divisor is equal to 1, the quotient is equal to the dividend.

Use physical resources e.g. counters or children to represent both sharing and grouping contexts to help children to visualise the idea before applying to abstract equations.

Keywords

  • Dividend - The dividend is what we are dividing.

  • Divisor - The divisor is what we are dividing by.

  • Quotient - The quotient is the result after division has taken place.

Make comparisons between the related division facts previously taught e.g. drawing upon how 12 divided by 12 is equal to 1 and 12 divided by 1 is equal to 12 are related.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is 1 × 7 = ?
1
4
Correct answer: 7
Q2.
Match the equations to their answers.
Correct Answer:1 × 20 =,20

20

Correct Answer:12 × 1 = ,12

12

Correct Answer:15 × 1 = ,15

15

Q3.
2 ÷ 2 is equal to
Correct Answer: 1, one
Q4.
Match the equations to their answers.
Correct Answer:6 ÷ 1,6

6

Correct Answer:5 ÷ 5,1

1

Correct Answer:0 ÷ 3 ,0

0

Q5.
Read this worded problem. Which equation represents it and will help you to solve it? We are sharing apples equally between 6 people. If we have 6 apples, how many apples will each person get?
Correct answer: 6 ÷ 6 =
6 × 1 =
6 ÷ 1 =
Q6.
Lucas bakes some biscuits. He puts one biscuit on each plate. He has 8 biscuits. How many plates does he need?
1
2
Correct answer: 8

6 Questions

Q1.
When the divisor is 1, the quotient is __________ the dividend.
More than
Less than
Correct answer: Equal to
Q2.
3 ÷ 1 is equal to
Correct Answer: 3, three
Q3.
Match the equations to their answers.
Correct Answer:4 ÷ 1 =,4

4

Correct Answer:9 ÷ 1 = ,9

9

Correct Answer:0 ÷ 5 =,0

0

Q4.
Fill in the missing value that is highlighted blue. The missing value is
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 0
Q5.
Match the equation to the worded problem. There are 6 pears. They are shared equally between one person. How many pears does that one person get?
Correct answer: 6 ÷ 1 =
1 ÷ 6 =
6 ÷ 6 =
Q6.
Solve the worded problem. There are 7 oranges. They are shared equally between one bag. How many oranges are in the bag?
1
Correct answer: 7
10