Think Deeper
Word Problems
Division Rules
Division Strategies
Vocabulary
100
Give an example using division in the real world.
Check students work.
100
Chris plants 36 seeds in 6 equal rows. How many seeds does Chris plant in each row? Make an array to represent the problem.
Array= 6x6
Answer= 6 seeds
100
6/1=1
True or False
False
100
List 4 division strategies.
equal groups, arrays, repeated subtraction, related facts
100
The answer to a division problem.
quotient
200
Label each part of the division problem. 
13= quotient
5=divisor
65= dividend
200
Elizabeth has 24 horses on her farm. She puts an equal number of horses in each of 3 pens. How many horses are in each pen?
8 horses
200
If there are 4 fish and only 1 fishbowl, how many fish are in each bowl?
Write a division sentence to match the problem. What rule does this follow?
4 / 1 = 4
Rule: Any number divided by 1 equals that number.
200
Use equal groups to solve the division equation.
36/6=?
6 groups with 6 in each group.
Answer=6
200
What does divide mean?
to separate into equal groups
300
Use the numbers to write related multiplication and division facts.
6, 9, 54
6x9=54
9x6=54
54/6=9
54/9=6
300
There are 7 cars in an amusement park ride. There are 42 people in the cars. How many people ride in one car?
6 people
300
If there are 4 fish and 4 bowls, how many fish go in each bowl?
Write a division sentence to make the problem. What rule does this follow?
4 / 4 = 1
Rule: Any number divided by itself equals 1.
300
Use related facts to solve the division equation.
45/5=?
5x9=45
300
What is the number that is to be divided in a division problem?
dividend
400
Write related facts for the array. Explain why there are not more related facts.
5x5=25
25/5=5
Answer: There are only 2 equations because both factors are the same.
400
There are 56 apples packed in 7 baskets with the same number of apples in each basket. How many apples are in each basket?
8 apples
400
If there are 0 fish and 4 fishbowls, how many fish go in each bowl?
Write a division sentence to match the word problem. What rule does this follow?
0 / 4 = 0
Rule: 0 divided by any number equals 0
400
Draw an array to solve the division equation.
18/3=?
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Answer=6
400
What is the number that divides the dividend?
Divisor
500
Lena has 5 parrots. She gives each parrot 1 grape in the morning and 1 grape in the evening. How many grapes does she give to her parrots each day?
1p grapes
500
Steve has 24 photos to display on posters. Write at least 3 different ways he could display all the photos on equal groups on the posters.
1. 6 photos on 4 posters
2. 4 photos on 6 posters
3. 3 photos on 8 posters
4. 2 photos on 12 posters
500
Can you divide any number by 0? Yes or No. Explain.
No, if there are 0 fishbowls then you cannot separate the fish equally into the fishbowls.
500
Use repeated subtraction to solve the division equation.
24 / 6= ?
24-6 =18
18-6=12
12-6=6
6-6=0
Answer= 4
500
What are opposite operations that undo one another?
inverse operations