Division — Victorian Year 4 Maths
Division facts from the times tables: fact families, arrays, missing numbers and checking a division by multiplying back. One subtopic and 20 questions with worked solutions, aligned to VC2M4A02.
Division in Victorian Year 4
This topic links division to the multiplication facts students already know. Because division undoes multiplication, each times-table fact gives two division facts, and students use fact families, arrays and fact-family triangles to find them quickly.
Its one subtopic is Division Facts (Related to Multiplication), which also covers missing numbers, sharing problems and checking a division by multiplying back. Division is one of the 20 topics in Victorian Year 4 Maths. In the curriculum, recall of multiplication and division facts sits in the Algebra strand, under Victorian Curriculum code VC2M4A02. These facts are used again in Patterns and Number Sequences and lead on to dividing larger numbers.
Subtopics
Division: common questions
How does multiplication help with division?
Division undoes multiplication, so every times-table fact gives two division facts. Because \(9 \times 3 = 27\), you know \(27 \div 3 = 9\) and \(27 \div 9 = 3\). To divide, ask: what times the divisor makes this number?
What is a fact family?
A fact family is the set of number sentences made from three numbers. With \(4\), \(7\) and \(28\): \(4 \times 7 = 28\), \(7 \times 4 = 28\), \(28 \div 4 = 7\) and \(28 \div 7 = 4\). Knowing one fact gives you all four.
How do you find a missing number in a division?
Turn it into a multiplication. For \(\square \div 4 = 9\), think \(9 \times 4 = 36\), so the box is \(36\). For \(35 \div \square = 5\), think \(5 \times 7 = 35\), so the box is \(7\).
What mistakes do children make, and how can they practise at home?
A common slip is guessing a fact and not checking it. If a child writes \(40 \div 8 = 4\), multiplying back gives \(4 \times 8 = 32\), not \(40\), so the answer must be \(5\). At home, share snacks or cards into equal groups and say the matching division fact.
Which curriculum codes cover Division in Victorian Year 4?
The subtopic comes under Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code VC2M4A02, which covers quick recall of the times tables to 10 × 10 together with the matching division facts. In the curriculum this sits in the Algebra strand.