Solve the Division Problem: 72 ÷ 6

Apply the distributive property of division and proceed to split the number 72 into the sum of 60 and 12. Simplifying the division operation allows us to solve the exercise without a calculator

Reminder - The distributive property of division allows us to split the larger number 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

$(60+12):6=$

Apply the formula of the distributive property $(a+b):c=a:c+b:c$

$(60:6)+(12:6)=$

Continue to solve according to the order of operations

$10+2=12$

Therefore the answer is option A - 12.

Shown below are the various steps of the solution:

$72:6=(60+12):6=60:6+12:6=10+2=12$