Solve the Division Problem: 72 Divided by 6

Question

Solve:

72:6= 72:6=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 We'll use the distributive law
00:07 Let's break down 72 into 60 plus 12
00:11 We'll divide each factor separately
00:22 We'll solve each division and then sum
00:31 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

We will use the distributive property of division and split the number 72 into a sum of 60 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 digit 6 because we need to divide by 6.

Note - splitting according to multiples of the dividing digit (in this case 6) by 10 matches and makes the division operation easier.

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

We will use the formula of the distributive property

 (a+b):c=a:c+b:c 

72:6=(60+12):6 72:6=(60+12):6
(60+12):6=60:6+12:6 (60+12):6=60:6+12:6

60:6+12:6=10+2 60:6+12:6=10+2

10+2=12 10+2=12

Therefore the answer is option C - 12.

Answer

12