Estimation
The amount leftover after dividing is called the
Remainder
50,000 ÷ 10
What is 5,000?
Ms. Gibbs class is buying scrapbooks for her students. Her budget is $350. Each scrapbook costs $9. How many scrapbooks can she buy?
38 scrapbooks. The remainder means she has $8 left over.
The amount BEING divided is called the
Dividend
120,000 ÷ 300
What is 400?
Mrs. Van Dusen swam 932 meters in 3 days. If she swam the same amount everyday, about how many meters did she swim total.
Either Answer is accepted: About 310 meters (932 is rounded to 930, then solve 930 ÷ 3) or About 300 meters (932 is rounded to 900, then solve 900 ÷ 3)
Estimate to Solve: 180 ÷ 12
What is 20? (Round 180 to 200 and 12 to 10. Then solve 200 ÷ 10)
The answer to a division sentence is called the
Quotient
4,400 ÷ 110
What is 40?
In 4 hours, Sydney read 52 pages. If she read the same number of pages each hour, how many pages did Sydney read in one hour?
What is 13 pages?
The number doing the dividing, the number of equal groups is called the
Divisor
384 ÷ 8
48
3,600 ÷ 12
What is 300?
Reese wants to join the basketball team. She practices 812 minutes in 4 weeks. She practices the same number of minutes each week. How many minutes does Reese practice each week?
What is 203 minutes?
What is the relationship between division and multiplication? Show using an example.
Division and multiplication are inverse (opposite) properties. You can use your multiplication facts to help you with your division facts (fact families). You also can check your division quotient by using multiplication.
981 ÷ 3
What is 327
30,000 ÷ 60
What is 500?
Reece invited 291 guests to a dinner at Eagle Ridge. Each table seats 8 guests. How many tables are needed.
All guests need a table, so Eagle Ridge would need 37 tables total. We can not have any guests standing.