Dividing by 5

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn to divide numbers by 5, which is useful for splitting things into five equal parts.

🏪 Market Story

Tunde earns ₦45 over 5 days helping at his uncle's shop. He earns the same amount each day. How much per day? ₦45 ÷ 5 = ₦9 per day. He can check: 5 × ₦9 = ₦45. Correct!

📝 Let's Learn

Dividing by 5 uses the 5 times table in reverse:

• 5 ÷ 5 = 1
• 10 ÷ 5 = 2
• 15 ÷ 5 = 3
• 20 ÷ 5 = 4
• 25 ÷ 5 = 5
• 30 ÷ 5 = 6
• 35 ÷ 5 = 7
• 40 ÷ 5 = 8
• 45 ÷ 5 = 9
• 50 ÷ 5 = 10

Think: "5 times WHAT equals this number?"

Example 1: 35 ÷ 5. Think: 5 × ? = 35. Answer: 5 × 7 = 35, so 35 ÷ 5 = 7.

Example 2: ₦50 shared among 5 children: ₦50 ÷ 5 = ₦10 each.

Example 3: 40 ÷ 5 = 8. (5 × 8 = 40.)

✏️ Practice Questions

1. What is 25 ÷ 5?
2. ₦45 is shared equally among 5 friends. How much does each get?
3. Amina has 30 beads to put into bags of 5. How many bags does she fill?

Click to see answers

1. 25 ÷ 5 = 5.
2. ₦45 ÷ 5 = ₦9 each.
3. 30 ÷ 5 = 6 bags.

💡 Remember

Dividing by 5 is the reverse of the 5 times table. Since 5 times table answers end in 0 or 5, numbers that end in 0 or 5 divide evenly by 5!