Division Vocabulary
What operation is the opposite of division?
Multiplication
203 ÷ 7
29
442 ÷ 13
34
Write the remainder with an R:
1723 ÷ 8
215 R 3
At the outdoor stadium, 5 summer concerts were completely sold out. A total of 9,375 people attended the concerts. How many people on average attended each concert?
1,875
What is the answer to a division problem called?
A quotient
776 ÷ 4
194
216 ÷ 18
12
Write the remainder with an R:
2,249 ÷ 12
187 R 5
A scientist has 1,050 samples to observe. She has 14 assistants for the job. If she splits the samples evenly among the assistants, how many samples will each assistant observe?
75
What is the number being divided in a division problem called?
The dividend
3,789 ÷ 9
421
3,234 ÷ 21
154
Write the remainder as an R:
1,448 ÷ 16
90 R 8
The managers at an electronics store want to sell all 1,536 computers in the store's warehouse in 12 days. How many computers does the staff need to sell each day to meet their goal?
128
What is the number we are dividing by in a division problem?
The Divisor
2,768 ÷ 0.8
3,460
8,625 ÷ 0.75
11,500
Write the remainder as a decimal:
8,467 ÷ 4
2,116.75
The Bank of America Tower in New York is 1,200 feet tall and has 60 stories. What is the average number of feet per story? (Write your remainder as a decimal)
20
Partial Quotient and Standard Algorithm
1,224 ÷ 0.2
6,120
4,158 ÷ 0.77
5,400
Write the remainder as a decimal:
6,339 ÷ 24
264.125
A hybrid car gets an average of 40 miles per gallon. How many gallons will it take the cart to travel the 3,650 miles between Boston and Los Angeles? (Write your remainder as a decimal)
91.25