Division as Sharing
Understanding Remainders
Division as Repeated Subtraction
Division Stories
Surprise
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4 students have 20 markers to share. Which number sentences shows how many markers each student will get? A. 20-4=16 B. 20x4=80 C. 20÷4=5 D. 20+4=24
What is C. 20 ÷4=5
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There are 30 students going on a trip. Each bus holds 7 students. How many buses are needed for the trip? A. 4 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8
What is B. 5
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Joe has 15 buttons. He makes puppets that use 5 buttons each. Which number sentence shows how many puppets Joe can make? A. 15+5=20 B. 15÷5=3 C. 15-5=10 D. 15x5=75
What is B. 15÷5=3
100
Mrs. Perry has 18 crayons. She gives each student 3 crayons. How many students get crayons? What is the division sentence for this story?
What is 18÷3=6
100
12x4=
What is 48
200
A teacher has 25 books. She puts an equal number of books on 5 shelves. How many books are on each shelf? A. 20 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
What is C. 5
200
Bill has 31 photos. He puts 4 photos on each page of an album. How many photos will Bill put on the 8th page of the album? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
What is A. 3
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Lucy has 12 stickers. She places 3 stickers on each page of her book. Which number sentence shows how many pages she will fill? A. 12+3=15 B. 12÷3=4 C. 12-3=9 D. 12x3=36
What is B. 12÷3=4
200
Kim has 32 softballs. She puts an equal number of balls into each of 8 boxes. How many softballs doe she put into each box? What is the division sentence for this story?
What is 32÷8=4
200
11x12=
What is 132
300
Emily has 21 flowers to put equally in 3 vases. How many flowers will she put in each vase? A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
What is D. 7
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Each fence board requires 4 nails. How many boards can Mike put up with one package of 30 nails? A. 2 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
What is C. 7
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What division sentence is shown by the repeated subtraction? 18-6=12 12-6=6 6-6=0
What is 18÷6=3
300
Cara used 36 seashells to make 6 necklaces. Each necklace had the same number of shells. How many shells were on each necklace? What is the division sentence for this story?
What is 36÷6=6
300
2x3x6=
What is 36
400
Five friends have 15 pencils to share equally. Which number sentence shows how many pencils each friend will get? A. 15÷5=3 B. 15+5=20 C. 15x5=75 D. 15-5=10
What is A. 15÷5=3
400
While on vacation Jenny bought 22 postcards. She sends 4 postcards to family and friends a day. How many postcards will Jenny send on the 6th day? A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 2
What is D. 2
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What division sentence means the same as the following subtraction sentences? 12-4=8 8-4=4 4-4=0
What is 12÷4=3
400
Tara had 20 roses. She put 4 roses into each vase. How many vases will she need? What is the division sentence for this story?
What is 20÷4=5
400
100x2=
What is 200
500
Mrs. Mohney bought 16 cookies for her 4 students to share equally. How many cookies will each student get? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 12
What is B. 4
500
Jim has 7 football cards. He puts 3 cards on each page of his book. How many pages can he complete? A. 1 B. 2 C. 6 D. 4
What is B. 2
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What division sentence means the same as the following subtraction sentences? 24-3=21 21-3=18 18-3=15 15-3=12 12-3=9 9-3=6 6-3=3 3-3=0
What is 24÷3=8
500
The clown has 72 balloons. He gives 8 balloons each to children. How many children will get balloons? What is the division sentence for this story?
What is 72÷8=9
500
12x10=
What is 120
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