Fun with Mental Math | Page 14

Division

Tricks

Trick #6: Dividing by 5

Divide: 53 รท 5

A fast way to divide a number by 5, is to first multiply that number by 2 and then divide it by 10. So, multiplying 53 by 2, you get 106. Take 106 and divide it by 10, you get 10.6. Easy!

Trick #7

Dividing a number by ten is simple! It's just moving the decimal one place to the left.