Division Tricks

Dividing any number by 5

1. The number is divisible by 5 when the last digit is 0 and 5.

2. When the last digit is not 0 and 5 then follow the following steps given below

NOTE: Instead of dividing by 5, it is more easy to multiply first by 2 and then divide the result by 10.(i.e 2/10=1/5)

STEP 1: Multiply the given number by 2.

STEP 2: Insert the decimal point before the Unit's place (i.e Divided by 10)

Lets see some examples:

Example 1: Find out 625/5.

Last digit is end with 5 and result=125.

Example 2: Find out 3395/5.

Last digit is end with 5 and result=679.

Example 3: Find out 150/5.

Last digit is end with 0 and result=30.

Example 4: Find out 64/5.

STEP 1: 64 X 2 = 128

STEP 2: 12.8 (i.e 128/10)

Example 5: Find out 222/5.

STEP 1: 222 X 2 = 444

STEP 2: 44.4 (i.e 444/10)