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Explain why 30 divided by x = 6 is the same as 30 -x-x-x-x-x-x

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The expression 30 / x is the same as 30 -x - x - x - x - x because division is repeated subtraction. Division divides a number into a specified number of group sizes. 30 / x where x = 6 means divide 30 into 6 groups. Within each group will be 5.

The expression 30 - x -x -x -x-x-x has 6 groups of x where each group is size 5.

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