Division by two

Hi there! So, have you ever shared your candies with your friends before? When you have a big bag of candies and you want to share it equally with your friends, you can divide the candies by the number of your friends.

Dividing by two means that you have something, and you want to divide it into two equal parts. For example, let's say you have 8 candies and you want to divide them into two equal parts. You can start by counting out 2 candies for one part and 2 candies for the other part. You keep doing this until you have 4 pairs of 2 candies.

Now, each pair has the same number of candies, and you have divided your candies into two equal parts. Each part has 4 candies, which is half of your original 8 candies. This means that dividing by two is the same as finding half of a number.

In math, we use a symbol called the division sign (÷) to show that we are dividing. If you have a number and you want to divide it by 2, you can also use the shortcut of just cutting the number in half. For example, if you have 10 toys, you can divide them by two by cutting them in half, so each part has 5 toys.

So, that's how you can divide by two just like sharing your candies with your friends. It's all about dividing something equally into two parts. Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any questions!