Division: mental methods

Mental Methods of Division

There are many methods and techniques for dividing ‘in your head’ or mentally, even using quite large numbers. This section will look at these methods with the aim of producing quick mental answers to division questions.

Divide by 1 and 10

Divide by 4 mentally (pg 1)

Divide by 5 mentally (pg 1)

Divide by 6 (pg 1)

Divide by 10 with decimals (pg 1)

Divide by 10 with decimals (pg 2)

Divide by 100 (pg 1)

Divide by 3 table

Mental division strategies

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