What is the Division Principle? It is the reason that you can use to solve any division related problem. For example, suppose, you have distributed 100 cookies among the group of children equally. Each child took 4 cookies. Find out the total number of children. We will divide the count of each item by the number of times you have counted them to get the answer for number of items. It can only happen when you count each item with the same number of time duration. For example, suppose, we have graph’s total degree that is 58. So here, we will have to find the total number of edges. We will count each edge two times while counting the degrees. For instance, 58/2 = 29 that are the edges in the graph you have plotted. Further Counting Problems with Division Principle More counting problems including division principle are as follows: 12 players are ready to play with NBA basketball team. We may have 2 options; 1) The tricks of coach for choosing first five players to start the game. There is no value of specific position. 2) The trick by which coach choose a single center, two forwards, and two guards. Here the position matters. Another problem is how many 5-card poker do you need to deal from a standard 52-card deck?

This is where we start to touch on the algebraic concept of how to find an unknown variable in an equation. It really comes down to your students ability to identify what operations are taking place in the equation and how do you counter those operations. I always start by explaining the concept of complementary operations on these worksheets we will examine the complement of multiplication and division. These worksheets explain how to solve for variables using the division principle. Instructors, please note that answers may be in the form of fractions or whole numbers.