Year 8 Interactive Maths - Second Edition

Division of a Term by a Number

Note:

So when a number divides an algebraic term, the divisor is divided into the coefficient of the pronumeral.

Example 11

Simplify the following:

Solution:

Example 12

Solution:

Setting out:

Often, we set out the solution as follows:

Example 13

Simplify the following:

Solution:

Note: