Comments on: Maths worksheet: divide by 5 mentally http://mathsblog.co.uk/2009/02/20/maths-worksheet-divide-by-5-mentally/ Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Devan http://mathsblog.co.uk/2009/02/20/maths-worksheet-divide-by-5-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 Devan Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:50:11 +0000 http://mathsblog.co.uk/?p=1987#comment-2336 easiest way to divide by 5: divide by 10 multiply by 2 take any number...say 90 for example: divide by 10 = 9 9 times 2 = 18 voila! 18 is the answer to 90 / 5! easiest way to divide by 5:

divide by 10
multiply by 2

take any number…say 90 for example:

divide by 10 = 9
9 times 2 = 18

voila! 18 is the answer to 90 / 5!

]]> By: cameron rahman http://mathsblog.co.uk/2009/02/20/maths-worksheet-divide-by-5-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 cameron rahman Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:19:43 +0000 http://mathsblog.co.uk/?p=1987#comment-1914 thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very helpful, i'm going to dubai in a few weeks and to convert the currency (so that i can know how much a price is in pounds) i have to divide by 5.4, so i use this, dividing by 5 instead, not as accurate but close enough!!! thanks!!!!!!!! thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very helpful, i’m going to dubai in a few weeks and to convert the currency (so that i can know how much a price is in pounds) i have to divide by 5.4, so i use this, dividing by 5 instead, not as accurate but close enough!!! thanks!!!!!!!!

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