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Patterns in Division
Focus
Explore divisibility by 2, 4, 5, 8,
and 10.
Which of these numbers are divisible by 2? By 5? By 10?
How do you know?
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78
27
35
410
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123
2100
4126
795
You will need a hundred chart numbered 301–400,
and three different coloured markers.
➤ Use a marker. Circle all numbers on
the hundred chart that are divisible by 2.
Use a different marker.
Circle all numbers that are divisible by 4.
Use a different marker.
Circle all numbers that are divisible by 8.
Describe the patterns you see
in the numbers you circled.
➤ Choose 3 numbers greater than 400.
Which of your numbers do you think are divisible by 2? By 4? By 8?
Why do you think so?
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Reflect
Share
Share your work with another pair of classmates.
Suppose a number is divisible by 8.
What else can you say about the number?
Suppose a number is divisible by 4.
What else can you say about the number?
We know that 100 is divisible by 4: 100
4
25
So, any multiple of 100 is divisible by 4.
To find out if any whole number with 3 or more digits is divisible
by 4, we only need to check the last 2 digits.
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UNIT 1: Patterns and Relations