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Thinking About Division
1.
Circle the math formula that is correct.
2.
Write each division statement three different ways.
twelve divided by three
ninety divided by ten
sixty-four divided by eight
3.
Explain what's wrong with the math statement in the box below?
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3.
In multiplication, you can reverse the factors and the answer does not change.
Is this rule for division problems? Explain.
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4.
Joey has 20 pencils.
Marla has one-quarter the number of pencils as Joey.
How many pencils does Marla have?
Explain what “one-quarter” means and tell how you can use division to solve this problem.
Then write the answer to the problem.
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answer:
5.
Marla had ____________________ pencils.
Explain how you can use multiplication to check the answer to a division fact.
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6.
List four different division facts that have a dividend of 12 and quotient that is less than 5.
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ANSWER KEY
Thinking About Division
1.
Circle the math formula that is correct.
2.
Write each division statement three different ways.
3.
twelve divided by three
12 / 3
12 ÷ 3
3 ) 12
ninety divided by ten
90 / 10
90 ÷ 10
10 ) 90
sixty-four divided by eight
64 / 8
64 ÷ 8
8 ) 64
Explain what's wrong with the math statements in the box below?
Three over eighteen is incorrect. It should be eighteen over three.
3.
In multiplication, you can reverse the factors and the answer does not change.
Is this rule for division problems? Explain.
This rule is not true for division problems. When you solve basic division problems, you should
divide the larger number by the smaller number. If you reverse the numbers for a basic division
fact, the answer will be a decimal.
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ANSWER KEY
4.
Joey has 20 pencils.
Marla has one-quarter the number of pencils as Joey.
How many pencils does Marla have?
Explain what “one-quarter” means and tell how you can use division to solve this problem.
Then write the answer to the problem.
One-quarter means one-fourth, which means divide by four. Divide the number of pencils Joey
has by four and you can tell how many pencils Marla has.
answer:
5.
Marla had 5 pencils.
Explain how you can use multiplication to check the answer to a division fact.
After solving a division fact, multiply the quotient times the divisor. The answer should be the
dividend.
6.
List four different division facts that have a dividend of 12 and quotient that is less than 6.
12 ÷ 3 = 4
12 ÷ 4 = 3
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12 ÷ 6 = 2
12 ÷ 12 = 1
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