Vocabulary
The number that divides the dividend
divisor
a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown quantity
variable
54 divide 9 = ?
? times 9 = 54
6
95 divide 5 = n
n = 19
3500 divide 5 =
700
A total of 165 students went on a field trip. There were 3 buses. If each bus had the same number of students on it, how many students were on each bus?
55 students
a group of related facts using the same numbers
fact family
the number that is left after one whole number is divided by another
remainder
? divide 9 =8
8 times 9 = ?
72
96 divide 8 = b
b = 12
420 divide 60 =
7
Marc is helping out with the school bake sale. He has 50 cookies to place in bags. He places 3 cookies in each bag. How many bags will he use? How many cookies will be left over?
16 bags in each bag
2 cookies left over
a missing value in a number sentence or equation
unknown
whole numbers that you multiply
factors
57 divide ? = 19
19 times ? = 57
3
98 divide 7 = y
y = 14
560,000 divide 700
800
A train traveled 300 miles in 5 hours. How far did the train travel each hour, on average?
60 miles
a number that is being divided
dividend
a whole number that has only two factors, 1 and itself
prime number
? divide 6 = 13
6 times 13 = ?
78
99 divide 3 = h
h = 33
8,100 divide 9 =
900
During the school fundraiser, Reba's class raised $480. This is to be shared equally between 4 charities. How much money will each charity receive?
$120
the result of a division problem
quotient
a whole number with three or more factors
composite number
136 divide 8 = ?
8 times ? = 136
17
92 divide 2 = w
w = 46
3,200,000 divide 8,000 =
400
Clarence bought 1 case of water with 48 bottles. He wanted to share it with 10 people equally for a camping trip. How many bottles will each person receive? How will many bottles be left?
4 bottles per person
8 bottles left