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5 steps: (1) 12 strawberries, 4 children. How many each? Deal one to each child repeatedly: each gets 3. (2) This is DIVISION: 12 ÷ 4 = 3. The ÷ symbol means 'shared equally among'. (3) Division is the OPPOSITE of multiplication: if 4×3=12, then 12÷4=3. (4) Two ways to think: '12 shared into 4 group

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