Division Vocabulary
This number is what we divide by or how many groups will be divided into during the problem.
What is divisor?
851/2
425 R1
Mr. Lager has a huge family. They are going on camping trip! He has 323 total people going. If each van holds 6 people, how many vans does he need to rent.
Round the quotient up to the next whole (get one more van)
The answer to a division problem is called the _________.
What is quotient?
52,456/21
2497 R19
Shelby and Ellie is cutting ribbon into 4 foot pieces for a craft project. How many full pieces can she cut from the 54 foot roll?
Ignore the remainder. The question asks for full pieces.
5.22/4.5
1.16
There are 453 people that tried out for the football team. The coach separated them into teams of 9. How many football players will have to sit out?
You need the remainder to say who has to sit out.
7.26/3
What is 2.42
834/3
278
Tina, Kari and Katie won $321 dollars. If they want to split the money evenly, how much money would each person get?
Make the remainder a fraction/decimal so everyone gets their even piece.
This is the larger number in a division problem that is being split into equal groups.
What is the dividend?
344/7
49 R1
The girl scouts are trying organize tables for the art projects. They have 45 tables in storage. Each table can display 3 art projects. If there are 83 art projects that need to go on display, how many tables should the pull out of the storage?
Round the quotient up to the next whole (get one more table)