Division of Zero

Division can be seen in two ways; as splitting a whole into a certain number of pieces, or splitting it into pieces of a certain size. Help your class reach this understanding with these two simple word problems. Encourage the use of...

Keep the planes from crashing. Pupils work with three airplanes and change their flight paths to keep them at a safe distance from each other. Individuals work through three problems in the third interactive in a set of six with...

Simple tasks are presented for your seventh grade math masters. They are to determine whether two numbers on a number line are equidistant from zero and what the two added together would be.

This long division PowerPoint provides students with an overview of how to solve long division problems with a zero in the dividend. There are clearly stated steps in this PowerPoint, as well as an acronym to help students remember the...

There is one exception to this rule, but all numbers that have a power of zero equal one. Don't believe it? Watch this video as the instructor breaks it down to prove this to be true. This makes solving a problem with a zero exponent...

A mathematic impossibility? What? There's something you can't do in math? Yes! Believe it or not, you can't divide by zero! Watch this video and see the proof.

Jim Yang does a great job clearing up any issues learners might have when dealing with zero as a denominator. This clip is clear, well done, and makes sense. Use at an independent work station or send home as a helpful tutorial.

Why doesn't dividing by zero result in infinity? Scholars view an engaging TED-Ed video that describes why division by zero is not allowed. It explains how division is related to the multiplicative inverse, and why 1/0 cannot be equal to...

Upper graders study how to extend a vertical number line to include negative numbers; order numbers on the number line; and find the distance between numbers on a number line. They will begin with a game using dice to explore...

Example problems practicing multiplying by zero and one where students apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division of fractions.