Division is the opposite of multiplication. It's when a number is shared into another number. Knowing your times tables can be very useful when multiplying or dividing. Let’s take a look at some ...

This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?