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Inverse Times Table
Do not divide. Ask the multiplication instead: what times the divisor gets you there? You already know it from the times table.
When it works
The answer is a single digit.
Worked through
56 ÷ 8 = 7
- 8 × 7 = 56Division is multiplication backwards: what times 8 makes 56?
- 56 ÷ 8 = 7So that is the answer.
10 problems, every one of them this method.