Division with 2-digit divisors
In the problem 420÷35=12, which number is the divisor?
35
What is a compatible number for 22 that is easy to multiply or divide by?
20 or 25
Find the quotient: 60÷12
5
If 10 cookies are shared equally among 3 friends, and you get 3 with 1 left over, what is the remainder?
1
There are 30 students in the class. The teacher wants to put them into 5 equal groups. How many students will be in each group?
6 students (30÷5=6)
When setting up the long division problem for 672÷21, which number goes inside the division symbol (the dividend)?
672
Estimate the quotient of 400÷19 using compatible numbers.
400÷20=20
Find the remainder of 45÷20
Remainder of 5
Sarah has 25 yards of fabric to make scarves. Each scarf needs 3 yards. What is the greatest number of scarves she can make? (Do you drop the remainder, or round up?)
Drop the remainder; 8 scarves (25÷3=8 R 1)
A train travels 450 miles in 10 hours. If it travels at the same speed, how many miles does it travel in 1 hour?
45 miles (450÷10=45)
Using the long division setup, where do you write the quotient, or answer?
On top of the division symbol (the bar)
To estimate 635÷32, what compatible division problem should you use?
600÷30=20 (or 630÷30=21)
Use long division to find the quotient: 156÷12
13
Forty-three students are going on a field trip. A van can hold 10 students. How many vans are needed to take all the students? (Do you drop the remainder, or round up?)
Round up; 5 vans (43÷10=4 R 3, so you need 5). You cannot leave the 3 students behind.
Four friends won $64 playing a game. If they split the money equally, how much money does each friend get?
$16 ($64÷4=$16)
Solve: 8215÷60
136 R 55
Which is a better estimate for 912÷46: 900÷50 or 800÷40?
900÷50=18
Use long division to find the quotient 345÷15
23
There are 17 apples to be shared equally among 4 teachers. How much apple apple will each teacher get? (Do you use the remainder as a fraction, or drop the remainder?)
Use the remainder as a fraction; 4 1/4 apples
Ms. Smith has 125 pencils to give to 25 students. How many pencils will each student receive?
5 pencils (125÷25=5)
Solve: 759÷33
23
The actual answer to 891÷28 is about 31. Give the compatible number problem that would give an estimate closest to the actual answer.
900÷30=30
9382÷13
721 R 9
A ribbon is 100 inches long. How many 18-inch pieces can be cut from the ribbon, and how many inches of ribbon will be left over? (What is the remainder and what does it mean?)
The remainder is 10 inches (100÷18=5 R 10). It means 10 inches of ribbon are left over.
A theater sold 851 tickets for 23 rows of seats. If each row had the same number of seats, how many seats are in each row?
37 seats (851÷23=37)