Important Vocabulary
Dividing Whole Numbers
Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
Dividing Decimals by Decimals
Visual Model Descriptions
100

I am the value of a digit a based on its position in a number.

What is Place Value?

100

792 ÷ 3

264

100

7.2 ÷ 3

2.4

100

0.15 ÷ 0.05

3

100

I am the description of the model for (0.15 ÷ 0.05).

What is 1 rod and 5 units divided into groups of 5 units or 15 units divided into groups of 5 units?

200

I am the number that is being divided by another number.

What is Dividend?

200

680 ÷ 8

85

200

12 ÷ 0.3

40

200

0.63 ÷ 0.7

0.9

200

I am the description of the model for (0.63 ÷ 0.7).

What is 6 rods and 3 units divided into groups of 7 rods or 63 units divided into groups of 7 rods?

300

I am the number that you are dividing by.

What is Divisor?

300

4,975 ÷ 25

199

300

12.5 ÷ 5

2.5

300

2.07 ÷ 0.9

2.3

300

I am the description of the model for (2.07 ÷ 0.9).

What is 2 completely shaded grids, 0 rods, and 7 units divided into groups of 9 rods or 2 completely shaded grids and 7 units divided into groups of 9 rods?

400

I am the final answer in a division problem.

What is Quotient?

400

The basketball team made $2,964 selling wristbands to raise money to go to Nationals. If each wristband cost $3, this is the amount of wristbands they sold.


988

400

Jackson has an 8.4 inch long piece of gum to split amongst his 7 friends. This amount would be the length of the gum that each friend gets.


1.2 inch of gum

400

The girls basketball coach made the girls run 2.4 miles during practice. If each lap around the track is 0.6 miles, this is the amount of laps the girls ran.

4 laps

400

I am the description of the word problem in the 400 spot.

What is 2 completely shaded grids and 4 rods divided into groups of 6 rods?

500

I am the numbers that are written at the top (above the columns) of the division area model.

What is Partial Quotients?

500

Maria filled up her car's gas tank and then when on a trip. After she drove 252 miles, she filled her tank with 14 gallons of gas. If she drove the same number of miles on each gallon of gas, this amount is how many miles she drove.

18 miles

500

Kelly is saving $1.75 each day, starting on Monday. This is the amount that she will have saved by the end of the week.

$12.25

500

Piggy has a piece of wood that is 8.25 feet in length. Piggy needs to cut pieces that are 0.75 feet in length. This is the amount of pieces Piggy can cut.

11 pieces

500

I am the description of the model for the word problem in the 500 spot.

What is 8 completely shaded grids, 2 rods, and 5 units divided into groups of 75 units or 8 completely shaded grids and 25 units divided into groups of 7 rods and 5 units?