Division Vocabulary
Division Word Problems
Division with Remainders
GOOFUS!
Division or Multiplication
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This number is what we divide by or how many groups will be divided into during the problem. This is the number on the outside of the division box.

What is the divisor?

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The Bluegrass Runners group runs a total of 240 miles each week. The members of the group run 6 days per week. How many miles do the members run each day?

What is 40 miles each day?

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261 divided by 2 = ?
What is 130 Remainder 1?
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Goofus solved the following division problem: 872 divided by 5. He got the quotient 290 Remainder 2. Was Goofus correct? Show your work!
What is NO, Goofus was incorrect.
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Divide 739 by 6. What is your quotient?

What is 123 Remainder 1.

What is Division


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In our Division Dance Rover stands for what two items?
What is Repeat and Remainder?
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The Biking Club rode 2,256 miles. If they rode 3 miles a day, how many total days did they ride?

What is 752 days

200

What is 119 divided by 3?

What is 39r2

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Goofus solved the following division problem: 310 divided by 4. He got the quotient 77 Remainder 2. Was Goofus correct? Show your work!
What is YES, Goofus was correct.
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Rachel has some candy. Thomas has 6 times as much candy as Mike. If the letter x represents the amount of candy that Thomas has, how much does Rachel have? (Hint: Write an equation with variables, drawing a model might help!)

What is X divided by 6?

What is multiplication

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This is the larger number in a division problem that is being split into equal groups. This is the number on the inside of the division box.

What is the dividend?

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Melissa purchased a used motorcycle from a friend. The motorcycle cost $3,395. She would like to make 5 equal payments to pay it off. How much will each payment be?

What is $679.

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What is 467 divided by 5?

What is 93r2

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Goofus solved the following division problem: 667 divided by 6. He got the quotient 111 Remainder 1. Was Goofus correct? Show your work!
What is YES, Goofus was correct!
300

There were 3,220 four-legged animals at the zoo. How many legs were there altogether?

What is 12,880 legs.


What is multiplication

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The answer to a division problem is called the _________.
What is the quotient?
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Ms. Golding gave out 62 pieces of candy to 5 different people and ate the leftovers herself. She gave each person the same amount of candy. How many pieces did each person get? How much candy was left over? 

What is 12 pieces each.

What is 2 pieces left over

400

165 divided by 9 =

18r3

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Goofus solved the following division problem: 424 divided by 3. He got the quotient 141. Was Goofus correct? Show your work!
What is NO, Goofus was incorrect.
400

A group of 3 friends split 2 baskets of wings and one basket of Voodoo Fries at Wing Stop. They split the bill evenly. The total for their order was $27. How much did each person pay?

What is division


What is $9 each

500

What is it called when something is left over in a division problem?

What is the remainder

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The Ukiah Lions won their championship game with a score of 36 to 6. Their points were scored by 3 players. Each player scored the same amount of points. How many points did each player score?

What is 12 points each

500
653 divided by 6 =
What is 108 Remainder 5?
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Goofus can only remember the last step to long division (repeat), He needs help listing the steps for long division. What are they?

What is divide, multiply, subtract, bring it down, and repeat. 

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Ms. Golding hides an average of 7 ducks per day. How many total ducks does she hide in a week (M-F)?

What is multiplication


What is 35 ducks

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