Stage 2 · The Four Operations & Estimation

2.3.3 Multiplication and Division Are Inverses

2.3 Division: Sharing Out and Grouping

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2.3.3 Multiplication and Division Are Inverses

Core idea

Split apart and then combine back and you're whole again, so 3 × 4 = 12 pairs with 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

Module goal. Understand the two real-world meanings of division, handle remainders, master long division, and see how multiplication and division are inverses.

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