Mental Division
the number that tells how many groups to divide by.
What is the divisor.
Trent has 168 pieces of candy. He wants to give it to 12 friends. How many pieces does each friend get?
What is 14 pieces?
the number that is being divided (largest number)
What is the dividend?
Jillian has a steady stream of kids visit her house for candy on Halloween. She gives out 1720 pieces of candy for about 6 hours. ABOUT how much candy does she give out each hour?
What is 300 pieces.
the leftover part of the problem
What is the remainder?
Brandon is carving a pumpkin. He is pulling out all of the seeds. He pulls out 1,489 seeds and puts them in 6 piles. How many seeds are in each pile? Are there any left over?If so, how many?
What is 248 seeds in each pile with 1 left over.
the answer to the division problem
What is the quotient?
Larson is picking up stick in the park. He collects 4,630 sticks in his bag. He visited 42 parks to pick up sticks. If he picks up even amount of sticks at each park, how many sticks did he pick up at each park?
What is 4,630 ÷ 42 = 110 R 10 sticks at each park.
when you find the approximate answer
What is estimating or rounding
Carter and Jeremy are greeting people at the mall. They greet a total of 1,923 people. They do this for 3 hours. Assuming they see the same number of people each hour, how many people to they great each hour?
What is 641 people each hour.