Vocabulary
What is a quotient ?
The answer to a division problem.
48 / 6 =
8
96 / 3 =
32
50 / 4 =
12 R2
24 apples are shared among 6 students. How many apples do each student get .
4
What is the Dividend ?
The number you are dividing.
72 / 8 =
9
128 / 4 =
32
67 / 5 =
13 R2
45 cookies are put into bags of 5. How many bags are used.
9
What is the divisor ?
The number you divide by.
96 / 4 =
24
156 / 6 =
26
89 / 6 =
14 R5
73 pencils are divided among 8 students. How many pencils will each student receive ?
9 pencils each with 1 left over
What is a remainder?
The number left over after dividing.
84 / 7 =
12
248 / 8 =
31
125 / 8 =
15 R5
A teacher has 96 crayons and gives 6 to each student. How many students?
16 students
What is long division?
The method used to solve big division problems step-by-step.
144 / 12 =
12
360 / 9 =
40
243 / 7 =
34 R5
A school has 256 students. They are split into groups of 9. How many students are in each group .