Vocabulary
Define Quotient
the result of a division problem.
At Wavepoint Elementary, there are 5 fifth grade classes. Each class has 25 students. A school bus holds 36 students. How many buses are needed for a fifth grade field trip?
4 buses
784 ÷ 7
112
A basketball team scored 983 points during the season. They played 21 games. About how many points did the team score each game?
About 50 points
*Use compatible numbers 983-->1,000, 21-->20
1,000 ÷ 20 =50
Define Remainder
the part that is leftover.
A building has a flight of 16 stairs between each floor. Arthur climbed all 384 stairs to reach the top floor. How many flights of stairs did Arthur climb?
24 flights of stairs
3157 ÷ 57
55 22/57
24 rows, 4 rows per section.
Define Divisor
A number that divides into another. (Lives outside the house or hosts the birthday party.)
The area enclosed by a rectangular corral is 2,430 square feet. The width of the corral is 45 feet. How long is the corral?
54 feet
Which equation can be used to help you solve 266 ÷ 14= n?
A) n+14=266
B) n x 14=266
C) n x 266=14
D) n ÷ 14= 266
B
Complete the phrase..."When in doubt...
...draw it out!"
Define Dividend
A number to be divided by another number. (Usually the larger number that lives in the house.)
The area of a rectangular poster is 2,204 square inches. The length of the poster is 58 inches. How wide is the poster?
38 inches.
For which quotient is 30 a reasonable estimate? Choose all that apply.
A) 254 ÷ 5
B) 1,318 ÷ 34
C) 2,712 ÷ 96
D) 2,437 ÷ 78
E) 1,254 ÷ 19
F) 1,805 ÷ 62
C, D, F
How do you write a remainder as a fraction?
Take the leftover number and make that the numerator (on top) and the number outside the house (divisor) is the denominator, found on the bottom of the fraction.
What is the acronym to remember division procedures?
DMSB (Does McDonalds Serve Burgers)
Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down
At the factory, 2,700 shirts were made. Each carton holds 24 shirts. How many cartons were filled with shirts? How many shirts were left over?
112 cartons were filled and 12 shirts left over.
6,390 ÷ 31
206 R 4/31
Andy has a collection of 1,008 baseball cards. He stores them in plastic sheets that hold 18 cards each. How many plastic sheets will Andrew need to hold all of his cards? He divides all the plastic sheets among 4 binders. How many plastic sheets are in each binder?
56 plastic sheets, 14 plastic sheets in each binder