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100

Picture 1

Correct answer: 23 R3

The student forgot he needed to multiply his quotient numbers by his divisor and subtract! He simply divided the dividend numbers by the divisor and estimated to the closest number.

                                   


    

100

74 divided by 4

18 R2

100

One hundred thirty two divided by four

33

100

The 6 boys in Ms. Andrews' class always walked together during recess. By the end of the year, they had walked a total of 192 miles. If they each walked the same number of miles, how many did each boy walk?

32 miles

100

The brunch buffet cost the same for each adult. For the family of 8, the total cost was $272. How much did it cost per person?

$34

200

Picture 2

Correct answer: 109

200

109 divided by 5

21 R4

200

Three hundred seventy three divided by five

74 R3

200

One Direction traveled from Phoenix, Arizona to Orlando, Florida on a first class airplane. The total cost for the 5 plane tickets was $2,260. How much was each plane ticket?

$452

200

Necklace Maker Nancy uses 3 packs of beads for each necklace she makes. Her latest shipment of beads had 1,799 packs of beads in it. How many necklaces can she make?

599 complete necklaces

599 R2 so the R2 won't be enough to make the last necklace

300

Picture 3

correct answer: 94

300

897 divided by 3

299

300

Six hundred seventy two divided by seven

96

300

From New York, NY to Cancun, Mexico it is 3,396 miles. If the family goes on a road trip and drives the same number of miles each for 6 days, how many miles will they drive each day?

566 miles

300

Ms. Jones buys a package of pumpkin erasers to give her students. There are 385 erasers in the package, and she has 7 students in her class. If she splits them evenly, how many will each student get?

55 erasers each

400

Picture 4

correct answer: 1,308

400

1,255 divided by 5

251

400

Seven hundred fifty seven divided by six

126 R1

400

An office building is 762 feet tall. How tall is it in yards?

254 yards

400

Jordan is making gifts for volunteers and orders 4,581 personalized M&Ms. He puts 9 M&Ms in each gift. How many gifts can he make?

509 gifts

500

Pictures 5


Killian and Neil were playing a game of Around the World, and they went to the board to solve the problem. Killian solved the problem and got 23,168. Neil solved the problem and got 2,489. Killian's work is on the left, and Neil's work is on the right. 

Were either Killian or Neil right? If not, solve the problem to find the correct answer. 

Neither of them were correct.

Correct answer: 2,468

500

5,147 divided by 9

571 R8

500

eight thousand four hundred twenty one divided by nine

935 R6

500

The river raft ride at the amusement park can hold 9 riders at a time. There are 328 people in line. How many times will the ride need to run in order to get ALL 328 people through the ride?

37 times

Answer is 36 R4 so it will need to go 37 times to get all riders through the ride

500

One car can hold 7 students. There are 21 students in each of the 4 fifth grade classes. How many cars will they need in order to transport everyone to the zoo for a field trip?

12 cars

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