It is asking you to divide 
by 7.
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÷ 7 =
- Read the question and then read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- Imagine a diagram showing .
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- The shaded section is divided into seven parts.
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- If each eighth is divided in the same way, there would be 56 parts, so each part must be
.
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As the question asked for ÷ 7, one-seventh of the eighth can be crossed.
This represents of the whole.
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- What is your answer?
Can the fraction be simplified?
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÷ 7 =
It is in its simplest form.
- Check your working.
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You can use the inverse calculation:
× 7 = 
or