Divide with Friendly Chunks

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Split the total into two convenient multiples of the divisor. Divide both chunks, then add their quotients. Multiply to check.

Worked example

84 divided by 6: split 84 into 60 + 24. Sixty divided by six is 10; twenty-four divided by six is 4. The quotient is 14.

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4. 168 divided by 7 = ? Answer

5. 144 pencils go equally into 8 boxes. How many in each box? Answer