Solve the Division Equation: Finding the Value of 24÷12

Question

Solve the following exercise

?=24:12

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 We'll use the distributive law
00:07 Let's break down 24 into 12 plus 12
00:11 We'll divide each factor separately
00:22 We'll solve each division and then sum
00:27 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

We will use the distributive property of division and split the number 24 into a sum of 12 and 12, which makes the division operation easier and allows us to solve the exercise without a calculator.

Note - it's best to choose to split the number based on knowledge of multiples. In this case of the number 12 because we need to divide by 12.

Reminder - The distributive property of division actually allows us to split the larger term in a division problem into a sum or difference of smaller numbers, which makes the division operation easier and allows us to solve the exercise without a calculator

We will use the formula of the distributive property

 (a+b):c=a:c+b:c 

24:12=(12+12):12 24:12=(12+12):12

(12+12):12=12:12+12:12 (12+12):12=12:12+12:12

12:12+12:12=1+1 12:12+12:12=1+1

1+1=2 1+1=2

Therefore the answer is section a - 2.

Answer

2