Determine the smaller number and create your set of squares. For example, if given the problem 6/3, draw three squares on paper. The bigger number would then be divided between those sets using tally marks.
Begin with the first square by putting one tally mark in the square. Move to the next square and put one tally mark in it. Repeat the step for the next square. Continue until all squares have one tally mark. Count up as each tally mark is drawn in the square. For example, the first tally mark is 1, the next tally mark is 2 and the third tally mark is 3.
Start with the first square again when each square has one tally mark. This time put a tally mark in each square so that each square has two tally marks. Continue counting up. This tally mark is 4, the next tally mark is 5 and the last tally mark is 6.
Stop once you reach the big number. In this example, the number is six.
Count the tally marks in one square. There should be an equal number of tally marks in each square, therefore it is unnecessary to count the marks in each square. In this case, there are two tally marks in each square so 6/3 equals 2.