The Bus Stop method is a way of expressing a division calculation. It is called this because of its resemblance to a bus stop.

 

Watch this video to find out how to use the bus stop method to calculate using division.

 

There are various methods for division (or sharing equally) and this particular method is most likely to be introduced at second level but the concept of division is introduced much earlier.

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Having determined which
calculations are needed,
I can solve problems
involving whole numbers
using a range of methods,
sharing my approaches
and solutions with others.
MNU 2-03a