Vocabulary
The larger number being divided.
What is the dividend
180 divided by 9
about 20
15 divided by 2
7 R 1
78 divided by 3
29
86 divided by 2
43
The smaller number that we divide by
What is divisor
280 divided by 7
40
59 divided by 9
6 R 5
84 divided by 3
28
4500 divided by 5
900
Taylor bought a pack of 25 balloons for a party. She is putting them in groups of 3 balloons to decorate. How many balloons will be leftover?
8 R 1,
1 balloon is leftover (remainder is the answer)
117 divided by 9
13
832 divided by 4
208
Estimate 19 divided by 3
about 6
The fifth graders are going on a field trip to the museum. Groups of 6 people can see a special exhibit. There are 21 students in Ms. Laforest's class, 21 students in Mrs. O'Brien's class, and 10 chaperones and teachers. How many groups will be needed so everyone can see the exhibit?
8 R 4
9 groups will be needed
355 divided by 5
71
Repeated subtraction used to create equal groups
What is division
Estimate 358 divided by 5.
About 70
Ms. Annie has two pieces of fabric to make clothes for the lunch room elf. One piece is 28 inches long and the other is 18 inches long. Each outfit requires 9 inches of fabric. How many outfits can Ms. Annie make? How much fabric will be leftover?
28 / 9 = 3 R 1
18 / 9 = 2
She can make 5 outfits with 1 inch of fabric leftover.
Riley is helping ASCS decorate for Christmas. There are 1,932 Christmas ornaments at the school. If there are 7 Christmas trees, and Riley wants each tree to get the same number of ornaments, how many ornaments should go on each tree?
276 ornaments
Jack is helping feed Santa's nine reindeer at the north pole. If there are 648 carrots to divide evenly between the reindeer, how many carrots should Jack give to each?
72 carrots each