Find Division Facts Related to a Multiplication Fact

In this activity, we will be exploring the connection between multiplication and division facts.

From any multiplication fact, you can easily make two division facts.

We know that

10 × 5 = 50

Fifty contains ten lots of five or five lots of ten.

From this multiplication fact, we can write two related division facts.

50 ÷ 10 = 5

50 ÷ 5 = 10

We can see that the same numbers have been used but rearranged from the multiplication fact.

Let's try an example question together.

Example

3 × 5 = 15

Complete the division facts.

15 ÷ 5 = ?

15 ÷ 3 = ?

Answers   

To complete the division facts, we simply check for the missing number from the multiplication fact.

3 × 5 = 15

15 ÷ 5 = 3

15 ÷ 3 = 5

Now it's your turn to try some questions like this.