Vocabulary
The solution to a division sentence. This does not include the remainder.
quotient
730 / 8
730/ 8 would become:
720 / 8 = 90
1,245 / 5
249
766 / 13
58 R12
Quincy has 322 yards of ribbon to decorate quilts for a craft fair. The ribbon comes in rolls of 15 yards. How many full rolls of ribbon does Quincy have?
31 rolls
Numbers that are easy to compute mentally. Typically used to help estimate quotients.
Compatible Numbers
443 / 2
443 / 2 would become:
400 / 2 = 200
875 / 9
97 R2
927 / 19
48 R15
A shampoo company made 6,800 ounces of shampoo in one week. The next week, they made 7,250 ounces. The shampoo is put into 28-ounce bottles. How many bottles are needed for all the shampoo made during the two weeks?
502 Bottles
The number that the dividend is being divided by.
divisor
2,372 / 32
2,372 / 32 would become
2,400 / 30 = 80
2,100. / 30 = 70
34,522 / 4
8,630 R2
4,321 / 54
80 R1
Warren spent 140 hours making 16 wooden toy trucks for a craft fair. If he spent the same amount of time making each truck, how many hours did he spend making each truck?
8 and 12/16 hours
Remainder
6,549 / 72
6,549 / 72 would become
6,300 / 70 = 90
120 / 4
30
7,528 /27
278 R22
Mihir has 1,423 beads. He uses 36 beads to make one necklace. How many necklaces can he make? Interpret the remainder to solve.
He can make 39 necklaces.
What is the number that is being divided in a division equation?
Dividend
483/ 78
483/ 78 would become
480 / 80 = 60
or
490 / 70 = 70
26 / 5
5 R1
28,661 / 47
609 R38
Henry and 28 classmates go to the roller skating rink. Each van can hold 11 students. If all of the vans are full except one, how many students are in the van that is not full?
7 students