Division

Division is the process of taking a number and partitioning or splitting it into equal groups or equal shares. It is usually denoted by the $\div$ symbol.

For example, if we divide $18$ by $3$ , also written as $18 \div 3$ , this means we want to split $18$ into $3$ groups where each group contains the same amount or quantity as compared to the other groups.

18 apples are divided into three groups where each group has 6 apples

In the illustration above, $18$ apples are equally divided into 3 groups of 6. Therefore, $18 \div 3 = 6$ .