Dividing by 2 Chart
0 ÷ 2
0
2 ÷ 2
1
4 ÷ 2
2
6 ÷ 2
3
8 ÷ 2
4
10 ÷ 2
5
12 ÷ 2
6
14 ÷ 2
7
16 ÷ 2
8
18 ÷ 2
9
20 ÷ 2
10
22 ÷ 2
11
24 ÷ 2
12
Use the chart as a reference, then cover it before practicing. The memorization happens when the answer is retrieved, not when it is copied from the chart.
Dividing by 2 Without Guessing
Turn the fact around. Division questions are answered from the multiplication fact you already know, not from a separate list. Read 12 ÷ 2 as "2 times what makes 12?" — the answer is 6, because 2 × 6 = 12.
The same move works on the ones that stay slow. 18 ÷ 2 is "2 times what makes 18?" — and 2 × 9 = 18, so the answer is 9. A child who hesitates here is usually missing the multiplication fact, not the division one. That is the fact worth practising.
The quick check. If the last digit is even, it divides by 2. That single check works on any number, however long.
Where it shows up. Sharing anything between two people. Halving is the first division most children ever do, usually years before they meet the symbol.
The slowest fact. 18 ÷ 2 and 14 ÷ 2. Halving odd-looking teens takes a beat longer than halving 10 or 20.
Dividing by 2 25-Question Quiz
÷2 quiz
A longer dividing-by-2 quiz for checking accuracy and recall speed.
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Answer a few facts first. Then you can save slow or missed facts for practice.
Hardest Dividing-by-2 Facts
- 14 ÷ 2 = 7
From the fact family 2 × 7 = 14 — also practice 14 ÷ 7 = 2.
- 16 ÷ 2 = 8
From the fact family 2 × 8 = 16 — also practice 16 ÷ 8 = 2.
- 18 ÷ 2 = 9
From the fact family 2 × 9 = 18 — also practice 18 ÷ 9 = 2.
- 24 ÷ 2 = 12
From the fact family 2 × 12 = 24 — also practice 24 ÷ 12 = 2.
Fact Families
Division facts are multiplication facts run backwards: 2 × 8 = 16 means 16 ÷ 2 = 8 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2. This matters because kids often drill division as a separate list, then freeze on a fact whose multiplication partner they already know cold.
If dividing by 2 feels shaky, warm up on the 2 times table first. After this page feels easy, go to mixed division facts practice and mix the ÷2s with nearby divisors.
Printable Dividing by 2 Worksheet
Dividing by 2 Worksheet
Fill in each answer. Circle any fact that takes more than 3 seconds. The answer key prints underneath; fold it back before handing the sheet over.
- 0 ÷ 2 = __________
- 2 ÷ 2 = __________
- 4 ÷ 2 = __________
- 6 ÷ 2 = __________
- 8 ÷ 2 = __________
- 10 ÷ 2 = __________
- 12 ÷ 2 = __________
- 14 ÷ 2 = __________
- 16 ÷ 2 = __________
- 18 ÷ 2 = __________
- 20 ÷ 2 = __________
- 22 ÷ 2 = __________
- 24 ÷ 2 = __________
Answer key
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4
6. 5
7. 6
8. 7
9. 8
10. 9
11. 10
12. 11
13. 12
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Keep Practicing
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Frequently Asked Questions
Start with the dividing-by-2 chart from 0 ÷ 2 through 24 ÷ 2, then answer a 10-question practice set. Move to the 25-question quiz once the answers are mostly correct.
The hardest facts usually have quotients of 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12. When dividing by 2, watch facts like 14 ÷ 2, 16 ÷ 2, 18 ÷ 2, and 24 ÷ 2.
If the last digit is even, it divides by 2. That single check works on any number, however long.
18 ÷ 2 and 14 ÷ 2. Halving odd-looking teens takes a beat longer than halving 10 or 20.
Yes. Each fact family covers three facts at once: 2 × 8 = 16, 16 ÷ 2 = 8, and 16 ÷ 8 = 2. If the 2 times table is solid, dividing by 2 is the same recall run backwards.