Question

Solve:
6 divided by 2 = ________

• A. 6 − 2 − 2 − 2
• B. 6 − 3 − 3
• C. 6 + 3 +3 + 3
• D. 6 + 2 + 2 + 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A 6 − 2 − 2 − 2

Division is known as repetitive subtraction.
Let’s look at the table below, where 2 is repeatedly subtracted from 6.

1.	6 − 2 = 4
2.	4 − 2 = 2
3.	2 − 2 = 0

2 is subtracted three times from 6 to get 0.

Therefore,
6 divided by 2 = 6 − 2 − 2 − 2

Let’s take an example to understand it better.