Division Vocabulary
Mental Division
Parts of a Problem
Methods
Solve
100
Finding a number that is close to the exact amount.
What is estimating?
100
90/3=
What is 30?
100
The 3 in 3 x 6 = 18
What is the factor?
100
The basic facts in 1400 / 7 = 200
What are 14 & 7?
100
84 / 4=
What is 21?
200
Numbers that are easy to compute.
What are compatible numbers?
200
280/7=
What is 40?
200
The 18 in 3 x 6 = 18
What is the product?
200
The property shown: 128 / 4 = (100/4) + (20/4) + (8/4)
What is the distributative property?
200
615 / 5
What is 123?
300
The amount left over when a number cannot be divided evenly.
What is the remainder?
300
560/8=
What is 70?
300
The 3 in 18 / 6 = 3
What is quotient?
300
Repeated ___________ can be used in place of division.
What is subtraction?
300
850 / 4 =
What is 212 R2?
400
A number that is evenly divisible has no ___________.
What is remainder?
400
720/9=
What is 80?
400
The 6 in 18 / 6 = 3
What is the divisor?
400
To check your answer to a division problem
What is multiply?
400
Kathleen plans to divide blueberry muffins among 7 classmates. If she has 14 muffins, how many muffins will each friend receive?
What is 2?
500
Dividing where multiples of the divisor are subtracted from the dividend and then the quotients are added together.
What is partial quotient?
500
900/10=
What is 90?
500
The 18 in 18 / 6 = 3
What is the dividend?
500
1214/4 changed to 1200/4=300
What is estimation?
500
A group of 22 parents arrive at the parent-teacher meeting. There are rows of chairs set up in the classroom and each row seats 6 people. How many rows of chairs will the parents need?
What is 24?
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