Division Vocabulary
Finding a number that is close to the exact amount.
What is estimating?
150 divided by 3?
50
582 divided 9?
64 remainder 6
Steven has 44 players on his roster. For a team activity, he wants to split his team into 4 even groups. How many players would have to be on each team?
There would need to be 11 players on each team.
360 divided by 30?
12
The answer to a division problem.
What is a quotient?
80 divided by 4?
20
129 divided by 6?
21 remainder 3
Sandy bought 360 crayons that came in packs of 15. How many packs of crayons did Sandy buy?
Sandy bought 24 packs of crayons.
4890 divided by 7?
698 remainder 4.
The amount left over when a number cannot be divided evenly.
What is a remainder?
81 divided by 9?
9
237 divided by 8?
29 remainder 5
Jessica's shelves hold 20 books each. How many shelves will Jessica need if she has 100 books?
Jessica will need to have 5 shelves.
Tammy made 146 snowman cookies. She wanted to give her 3 friends an even amount. How many cookies can Tammy give to her friends? Would Tammy be able to eat any cookies herself? If so, how many?
Tammy would be able to give her friends 48 cookies evenly. She would be able to eat 2 cookies herself.
The number being used to divide into another number.
What is the divisor?
999 divided by 3?
333
687 divided by 3?
229
Jason has ninety-six muffins, which he needs to box up into dozens. How many boxes does Jason need to fit the muffins?
Jason would need 8 boxes.
463 divided by 9?
51 remainder 4
The number being divided by the divisor.
What is the dividend?
225 divided by 5?
45
1348 divided by 8?
168 remainder 4
There are four hundred and twenty students at a school. If each classroom holds thirty students, how many classrooms would need to be built at the school?
There would need to be 14 classrooms built.
Scott wrapped 525 presents to give to children in need. How many children will Scott be able to give presents to if he gave each child 3 presents?
Scott would be able to give 175 children 3 presents each.