Word Problems
Twenty boys are going camping. They brought 5 tents. An equal number of boys sleep in each tent. How many boys will sleep in each tent?
20 ÷ 5 = 4
4 boys
4 ÷ 4 =
1
15 ÷ 3 =
5
18 ÷ 6 = 3 Which number represents the divisor or the number "outside of the house" that shows how many numbers you separate?
6
Solve number 2 on page 433.
Divisor is 2 and the quotient is 8.
Each picnic table seats 6 people. How many picnic tables are needed to seat 24 people?
24 ÷ 6 = 4
4 picnic tables
12 ÷ 4 =
3
27 ÷ 3 =
9
94 ÷ 2 = 47 What number is the quotient
47
Solve number 5 on page 434.
The equation should be 30 ÷ 10 = 3
A flower shop sells daffodils in bunches of 9 daffodils. The shop sells 27 daffodils. How many bunches of daffodils does the shop sell?
27 ÷ 9 = 3
3 bunches
10 ÷ 5 =
2
25 ÷ 5 =
5
What do you call the number "in the house"? The number that you are dividing up
Dividend
Solve ALL parts of number 7 on page 434.
Answers are
a.T
b. F
c. F
d.T
e. T
Finn bought 2 packs of stickers. Each pack had the same number of stickers. A friend gave him 4 more stickers. Now he has 24 stickers in all. How many stickers were in each pack?
24 - 4 =20 Then 20÷ 2= 10
10 stickers in each pack
64 ÷ 8 =
8
40 ÷ 4 =
10
The INVERSE operation of Division.
What is Multiplication?
True or False 6 + 4 x 5 =50
False you have to multiply 4x5 =20 then add 6. 26
Emily buys a cage and two bowls for $54. The cage cost $40. Each bowl cost the same amount. What is the price of one bowl?
54-40 = 14 Then 14 ÷ 2= 7
$7 per bowl
56 ÷ 8 =
7
42 ÷7 =
6
What do you call the answer to a division problem?
Quotient
10 + 10 ÷ 2=
15