I knew it was really a silly decision
To get a new dog
And name him Division!
Division’s not average like other good mutts
He doesn’t eat food, no ifs, ands, or buts
My dad was like, What’s up? Is Division real sick?
My mom thought my dog had an upset stomach…
I told them Division was really just fine
He only eats quotients
At least, most of the time…
My dog Division’s got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts!
My dog Division’s got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts!
One morning I gave him 4 yummy dog treats
I checked after school he'd had nothing to eat!!
He'd divided his treats into 2 equal parts
2 treats in each pile
My dog had math smarts!!
I didn’t get angry, I didn’t get sad
I told him to eat to make all of us glad
I said food is for eating not putting in piles
Division just nodded and gave me dog smiles…
4 divided by 2 is 2
I’m using division and you can too
4 divided by 2 is 2
I’m using division and you can too
My dog Division’s got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts
My dog Division’s got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts!
The next day was Wednesday, I’m pouring more treats
9 bones in his bowl, bones dogs like to eat!
I told him real sternly, don’t practice division
These bones are for eating, not math-food collisions
But when I returned, what did my eyes see?
Division made piles, 3 piles of 3!
I yelled out, oh gosh! You did it again!
So I wrote something down, on a pad with a pen
Food’s good for eating, not putting in piles
Division just nodded, and gave me dog smiles
9 ÷ 3 is 3
That’s 3 equal parts, as you can see
9 ÷ 3 is 3
That’s 3 equal parts, as you can see
My dog Division’s got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts!
My dog Division's got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts
I shouted, and shouted
Division, go eat!!!
I screamed, and I yelled
I would not take defeat!
“You gotta’ just eat If you want to survive
And I like my dogs best,
When they’re feeling alive!”
Division just sang
Like good puppies should
Quotients are yummy, my numbers taste good!
I’m just eating quotients, I’m really alright
Quotients are sweet, they’re such tasty delights!
Division gives quotients, and they taste alright!
The next morning I thought up a plan with a twist
I knew something that all dogs could never resist…
I put 36 pieces of savory steak
In his dog bowl and I left him a cake...
But when I returned, had he eaten the beef?
6 piles of 6...Oh goodness grief!
But cake was all gone, and that's the sweet-truth,
I think dog Division might have a sweet-tooth...
36 divided by 6 is 6
It makes 6 piles of 6…
That's correct
Can you think of other ways to divide 36 into equal parts?
How about 18 piles of 2?
That's 36
Or 9 piles of 4
That's 36 also
Are there any other ways to divide 36 into equal parts?
Give it a shot
Anyway, dog Division didn't eat any of that steak
no matter what size the piles were
but at least he ate that cake!
My dog Division's got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts
My dog Division's got math smarts
Divided his food into equal parts
Division, I said, what are we going to do?
If you keep finding quotients, there won't be a you!
We got to go down some other path, dude
Don't spend time dividing, just eat your dog food!
He looked and he said, how about some new math?
Maybe something to help me get on the food path
We thought for a while, yes me and my pup
And just what was said, when my doggie spoke up?
Multiplication might work
It's also math based
and it's making me wonder how products would taste!
(products are the answers to multiplication problems)
My dog Division's got math smarts
divided his food into equal parts
My dog Division's got math smarts
divided his food into equal parts