Middle School Mathematics Grade 6 - 8

The meaning of division To understand division of fractions, first, one must understand what division means; Division is basically separating numbers into groups of other numbers. In other words, The group number X The number of elements in each group = The divided number Let’s look at the meaning of 24:6

The square of a number / squaring numbers: The square of a number is the multiplication of a number with itself. Sometimes, the procedure is referred “Squaring Numbers” as well.  For Example:  \( \displaystyle 6.6=6^2 \)  Read as: The square of 6 or 6 squared \( \displaystyle 5.5=5^2 \) Read as: The square of 5 or 5 squared \( \displaystyle 11.11=11^2 \) Read as: The square of 11 or 11 squared Ect..