Dividend, Divisor, or Quotient
Which number is the dividend in the equation 1995 ÷ 5 = 399 ?
1995
Sophie wants to give 6 erasers to each of her 4 best friends. She thinks she will need 24 erasers in all. Explain how Sophie can use division to check her thinking.
Sophie can divide her 24 erasers by 4 to see if 6 erasers is enough for each friend to get an equal amount.
2. Divide to find the quotient 1,630 ÷ 2
815
Ben has 156 trophies. He wants to put an equal number of trophies on 3 shelves. How many trophies will he have on each shelf?
156 ÷ 3 =52
Jaylen divides pom poms evenly into cups. When she is done, there are 5 pom poms left over. What are these extras called?
divisor
dividend
quotient
remainder
d. remainder
Which number is the quotient in the equation 1995 ÷ 5 = 399 ?
399
Katie wants to hang 28 pictures on her bedroom wall. She wants to arrange them in 5 equal rows. She divides to get 28 ÷ 5 = 5 r3. Write to explain what r 3 represents in this problem.
Since 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6, 28 is not a multiple of 5. This leaves a remainder of 3 when you divide 28 by 5.
Write a division equation to represent 10 groups of 3.
30 ÷ 3 = 10
Sabrina has 49 pencils. If she separates the pencils into groups of 6, how many pencils will be left over?
1 pencil
14 pencils
2 pencils
9 pencils
1. 1 pencil
Divide to find the quotient 346 ÷ 5
346 ÷ 5 =69 r 1
Which number is the divisor in the equation 1995 ÷ 5 = 399 ?
5
It takes Kevin 7 minutes to climb the stairs, wait in line, and ride the water slide. His father says they must leave in 30 minutes. Kevin divides to find out that he can ride the water slide 4 r 2 more times. Explain why this doesn't make sense.
He can’t ride the water slide a fraction of a time, so he can only ride the water slide 4 more times, since it is a whole number.
Which of the following numbers is a multiple of 6?
a. 34
b. 42
c. 50
b. 42 because 6 x 7 = 42
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42
Mrs. Jurusik wrote this division equation on the board. Which number is the dividend?
60 ÷ 7 = 8 r 4
60
7
8
4
a. 60
There are 24 puppies at the animal shelter. There are 3 times as many puppies as there are adult dogs. How many adult dogs are at the shelter?
a. 8 dogs
b. 27 dogs
c. 72 dogs
? x 3 = 24
8 x 3 = 24 so there are 8 adult dogs
a. 8 dogs
What is the answer in a division problem called?
Quotient
Has Miss Feldman ever had a bloody nose?
No
Christina calculated 1995 ÷ 5 = 399. Which equation should she use to check her answer?
1995 x 5 = 9975
399 x 5 = 1995
1995 - 399 = 1596
1995 + 5 = 2000
2. 399 x 5 = 1995
10. Ms. Smith wrote this division equation on the board. Which number is the divisor?
60 ÷ 7 = 8 r 4
60
7
8
4
2. 7
List the first five multiples of 11.
11, 22, 33, 44, 55