Multiplying and dividing whole numbers by numbers greater than 0 and less than 1 can be broken into a whole number calculation followed by multiplying or dividing by a power of 10, for example 10 ...

It only makes sense, then, to stress when teaching students to divide whole numbers that dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by that number’s reciprocal. Example: 24 ÷ 6 = 24 x 1/6.