Answer:
Dividing by 3 means splitting a number into 3 numbers, all equal. The division sign can be represented by a /.
For example, 12/3=4. We can check our answer by multiplying our answer by 3, and seeing if we get our original answer.
4*3=12
Division is the opposite of multiplication, so it makes sense that multiplication is a valuable tool to check our work.
Hope this helps!