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Operation

• An activity or a mathematical process applied to solve a problem is called an Operation.

More about Operation

• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the four basic operations in mathematics.

Example of Operation

• If a store sold 24 baseball caps on Saturday and 56 on Sunday, then we will have to apply ‘addition’ to find the total number of caps sold in two days.

Solved Example on Operation

A basket contains 95 apples. The apples are to be shared equally among 5 classes. Which operation helps you find the number of apples each class gets?
Choices:
A. division
B. multiplication
C. addition
D. subtraction
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Step 1: Number of apples each class gets = Number of apples in the basket ÷ Number of classes.
Step 2: Number of apples each class gets = 95 ÷ 5.
Step 3: So, 'division' is the appropriate operation that is used to find the number of apples each class gets.

Related Terms for Operation

• Addition
• Division
• Multiplication
• Subtraction

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