Division
432÷12
36
23×15?
345
What is the definition of "division"?
The process of determining how many times one number is contained within another.
Sarah has 240 marbles. She wants to divide them equally among 8 friends. How many marbles will each friend get?
Each friend gets 30 marbles.
Divide 1,024 by 32.
32
Multiply 150 by 20.
3,000
Define "multiplication".
The operation of combining equal groups to find the total number of items.
A bakery makes 180 cookies. If they pack them into boxes of 12, how many boxes can they fill?
They can fill 15 boxes.
If a school has 1,000 students and they are divided into groups of 25, how many groups are there?
40
A book costs 10 dollars. If you buy 100 books, how much do you spend in total?
1,000
What does "quotient" mean?
The result of a division problem.
If a gardener plants 12 rows of flowers with 30 flowers in each row, how many flowers are planted in total?
A total of 360 flowers are planted.
2,880÷36?
80
What is 400×48?
19,200
What is a "product"?
The result of a multiplication problem.
A car travels 450 miles using 15 gallons of gas. How many miles does it travel per gallon?
The car travels 30 miles per gallon.
A factory produces 3,600 toys in a week. If they work 12 hours a day, how many toys do they produce per hour?
: 300 (toys per hour)
If a train travels 250 miles each day for 15 days, how many miles does it travel in total?
3,750 miles
Explain what "dividend" and "divisor" are in a division problem.
"Dividend" is the number being divided, and "divisor" is the number by which the dividend is divided.
A school organizes a field trip with 360 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed?
They need 12 buses.