Introduction

Before implementing the process of division, you must be able to use multiplication table up to 9 x 9 and perform subtraction using abacus.

Division equation

12 4 = 3
Dividend Divisor Quotient

Placing of dividend
Place the dividend starting from the third
rod from the left of the abacus

1st digit of the dividend

Placing of the quotient

If the first digit of the dividend is greater or equal to the divisor, skip one rod to the left of the dividend.

Placing of quotient
The quotient should be placed at the first rod from the left frame of the abacus.

Quotient

Placing of the quotient

If the first digit of the dividend is less than the divisor, place the quotient next (to the left) to the dividend.

Placing of quotient
The quotient should be placed next to the dividend.

Quotient

Example 1 :
Quotient Dividend

9 3

Example 2 : 21 3
Quotient Dividend

Division (Without Remainder)

42=
Up 4 at the third rod from the left. What number times 2 equals 4? Its 2. Where should we display the quotient? Up 2 at the first rod, down 4 from the dividend. The answer is 2.
Demo

93=
Up 9 at the third rod from the left. What number times 3 equals 9? Its 3. Where should we display the quotient? Up 3 at the first rod, down 9 from the dividend. The answer is 3.
Demo

84=
Up 8 at the third rod from the left. What number times 4 equals 8? Its 2. Where should we display the quotient? Up 2 at the first rod, down 8 from the dividend. The answer is 2.
Demo

 Exercise 1
1) 8 2 = 4
2) 6 2 = 3 3) 4 2 = 2

4) 2 2 = 1
5) 9 3 = 3

 Exercise 2
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 63=2 33=1 84=2 44=1 55=1

20 5 =
Up 20 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 5 equals 20? Its 4. Where should we display the quotient? Up 4 at the second rod, down 20 from the dividend. The answer is 4.
Demo

24 4 =
Up 24 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 4 equals 24? Its 6. Where should we display the quotient? Up 6 at the second rod, down 24 from the dividend. The answer is 6.
Demo

27 3 =
Up 27 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 3 equals 27? Its 9. Where should we display the quotient? Up 9 at the second rod, down 27 from the dividend. The answer is 9.
Demo

34 2 =
Up 34 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 2 is closest & < 3? Its 1. Where should we display the quotient? Up 1 at first rod, down 2 at third rod. (R 14) What number times 2 equals 14? Its 7. Up 7 at second rod, down 1 at third rod, down 4 at fourth rod. The answer is 17.
Demo

42 3 =
Up 42 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 3 is closest & < 4? Where should we display the quotient? Up 1 at first rod, down 3 at third rod. (R 12) What number times 3 equals 12? Its 4. Up 4 at second rod, down 1 at third rod, down 2 at fourth rod. The answer is 14.
Demo

56 4 =
Up 56 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 4 is closest & < 5? Where should we display the quotient? Up 1 at first rod, down 4 at third rod. (R 16) What number times 4 equals 16? Its 4. Up 4 at second rod, down 1 at third rod, down 6 at fourth rod. The answer is 14. Demo

65 5 =
Up 65 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 5 is closest & < 6? Where should we display the quotient? Up 1 at first rod, down 5 at third rod. (R 15) What number times 5 equals 15? Its 3. Up 3 at second rod, down 1 at third rod, down 5 at fourth rod. The answer is 13.
Demo

30 3 =
Up 30 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 3 equals 3? Its 1. Where should we display the quotient? Up 1 at the first rod, down 3 from the dividend. The answer is 10.
Demo

Determine value of the quotient

mn+r
m : number of digits for dividend n : number of digits for divisor r = 0 if the first digit of the dividend is
less than the divisor r = 1 if the first digit of the dividend is greater or equal to the divisor.

200 4 =
Up 200 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 4 equals 20? Its 5. Where should we display the quotient? Up 5 at the second rod, down 20 from the dividend. The answer is 50. No. of digit = 3 1 + 0
Demo

400 2 =
Up 400 from the third rod of the abacus. What number times 2 equals 4? Its 2. Where should we display the quotient? Up 2 at the first rod, down 4 from the dividend. The answer is 200. No. of digit = 3 1 + 1
Demo

 Exercise 3
1) 18 2 = 9 2) 26 2 = 13

3) 34 2 = 17
4) 42 2 = 21 5) 69 3 = 23

 Exercise 4
1) 18 3 = 6

2) 36 3 = 12
3) 54 3 = 18 4) 45 3 = 15 5) 52 4 = 13

 Exercise 5
1) 28 4 = 7 2) 56 4 = 14

3) 68 4 = 17
4) 72 4 = 18 5) 85 5 = 17

 Exercise 6
1) 52 2 = 26 2) 58 2 = 29

3) 51 3 = 17
4) 57 3 = 19 5) 60 4 = 15

 Exercise 7
1) 64 4 = 16

2) 76 4 = 19 3) 65 5 = 13
4) 70 5 = 14 5) 95 5 = 19

Extra Exercise 1
1) 42 6 = 7

2) 78 6 = 13 3) 114 6 = 19
4) 168 6 = 28 5) 234 6 = 39

Extra Exercise 2
1) 42 7 = 6

2) 98 7 = 14 3) 105 7 = 15
4) 126 7 = 18 5) 336 7 = 48

Extra Exercise 3
1) 64 8 = 8

2) 96 8 = 12 3) 112 8 = 14
4) 136 8 = 17 5) 232 8 = 29

Extra Exercise 4
1) 36 9 = 4 2) 126 9 = 14 3) 162 9 = 18 4) 144 9 = 16

5) 342 9 = 38

42 =2

93 =3

84 =2

20 5 = 4

24 4 = 6

27 3 = 9

34 2 = 17

42 3 = 14

56 4 = 14

65 5 = 13

30 3 = 10

200 4 = 50

400 2 = 200