Make dividing by even numbers easier
Do you think dividing by 4 is tricky?
It can be easier if you split the number you are dividing in half.
Another way of saying this is dividing by 2
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So what you are doing is dividing by 2 and then dividing by 2 again.
Example
24 ÷ 4 = ?
First split 24 in half.
24 ÷ 2 = 12
Then split this in half again.
12 ÷ 2 = 6
So 24 ÷ 4 = 6
What about 8?
If you have to divide by 8, you just split your number in half again.
So you divide by 2 then divide by 2 again then divide by 2 another time.
24 ÷ 8 can be done as
24 ÷ 2 = 12
12 ÷ 2 = 6
6 ÷ 2 = 3
