4.1
Find two numbers the quotient is between. Then estimate the quotient.
51 ÷ 4
Between 12 and 13
About 13
Use the divisor to draw equal groups and distribute the dividend to find the quotient and remainder.
28 ÷ 5 =
5 r 3
Interpret the remainder to solve.
Michael was playing with blocks. He had 43 blocks. He made 6 towers with his blocks and each tower had an equal number of blocks with some left over. How many blocks are in each tower?
43 ÷ 6 = 7 r 1
7 blocks
Use basic facts and place value to find the quotient.
540 ÷ 9 =
60
4.5 :Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
Estimate 1,913 ÷ 6
_____ is close to 1,913 What basic fact can you use? ___ ÷ ___ = _____
___ is close to 1,913 What basic fact can you use? ___ ÷ ___ = ___
1,913 ÷ 6 is about?
1,800 is closer to 1,913
18 ÷ 6 = 3
1,800 ÷ 6 = 300
1,913 ÷ 6 is about 300
Find two numbers the quotient is between. Then estimate the quotient.
113 ÷ 8
between 14 and 15
about 14
Use the divisor to draw equal groups and distribute the dividend to find the quotient and remainder.
26 ÷ 7 =
3 r 5
Interpret the remainder to solve.
Leah builds towers with her blocks, too. She has 51 blocks and builds 9 towers. She builds a small house with the blocks she has left over. How many blocks are in her house?
51 ÷ 9 = 5 r 6
6 blocks
Use basic facts and place value to find the quotient.
1,200 ÷ 6 =
200
4.6: Find the quotient.
54 ÷ 3 = (____÷ 3) + (____÷ 3)
= ____ + ____
= _____
54 ÷ 3 = (30 ÷ 3) + (24 ÷ 3)
= 10 + 8
= 18
Find two numbers the quotient is between. Then estimate the quotient.
263 ÷ 4
between 65 and 66
about 66
Use the divisor to draw equal groups and distribute the dividend to find the quotient and remainder.
25 ÷ 3 =
8 r 1
Interpret the remainder to solve.
Miss Riley’s class has 24 students. She has the students in groups. Each group can have no more than 5 students. If every student has to be in a group, how many groups does she have?
24 ÷ 5 = 4 r 4
5 groups
Use basic facts and place value to find the quotient.
6,300 ÷ 7 =
900
4.5 :Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
Estimate 3,614 ÷ 7
_____ is close to 3,614 What basic fact can you use? ___ ÷ ___ = _____
___ is close to 3,614 What basic fact can you use? ___ ÷ ___ = ___
3,614 ÷ 7 is about?
3,614 ÷ 7 is about 500
Find two numbers the quotient is between. Then estimate the quotient.
Joy collected 287 aluminum cans in 6 hours. About how many cans did she collect per hour?
between 47 and 48
about 48 cans per hour
What is the quotient and remainder for 32 ÷ 6?
5 r 2
Interpret the remainder to solve.
Marielle is cutting equal sized strips of ribbon for her scrapbook. She has 59 inches of ribbon. If she cuts 8 equal sized pieces of ribbon, how long will each piece of ribbon be?
59 ÷ 8 = 7 r 3
7 3/8 inches
An airplane flew 2,400 miles in 4 hours. If the plane flew the same number of miles each hour, how many miles did it fly in 1 hour?
600 miles
4.6: Find the quotient.
128 ÷ 4 = (____÷ 4) + (____÷ 4)
= ____ + ____
= _____
128 ÷ 4 = (100 ÷ 4) + (28 ÷ 4)
= 25 + 7
= 32
Find two numbers the quotient is between. Then estimate the quotient.
The Johnson family drove 400 miles in 7 hours. Estimate the number of miles they drove in 1 hour.
between 57 and 58
about 57 miles
What is the quotient and remainder for 35 ÷ 4?
8 r 3
Interpret the remainder to solve.
Blake and his guests spent 35 minutes playing a card game called Aces High. They played 4 rounds and each round lasted the same amount of time. How long will each round take?
8 3/4 minutes
Solve the riddle.
When divided by 7, I am 400. When divided by 4, I am 700. What number am I?
2,800
4.6: Cecelie picked 219 oranges. She divided the oranges equally into 3 baskets. How many oranges are in each basket?
73 oranges