Vocabulary
Solve It Your Way
Strategies
1 and 0
100
Splitting a total into equal groups.
divide or division
100
12 divided by 3
4
100
Armand is cutting pieces of yarn for an art project. He has a length of yarn that is 48 inches long. Armand cuts the yarn into pieces that are each 6 inches long. How many pieces does Armand make?
8
100
5÷5=
1
200
The number that results from division.
quotient
200
24 divided by 6
4
200
Terry has 14 index cards and 2 boxes. He places an equal number of index cards in each box. How many index cards are in each box?
7
200
6÷1=
6
300
The number that is being divided.
dividend
300
27 divided by 3
9
300
Ethan has 16 feet of string to make friendship necklaces. He uses 2 feet of string for each necklace. How many friendship necklaces can Ethan make?
Use the repeated subtraction strategy to solve.
8
300
0÷4=
0
400
The number that divides the dividend
divisor
400
48 divided by 8
6
400
Amala makes a puzzle. There are 36 squares and 6 equal rows of squares. How many squares are in each row? Draw an array and write a division equation to support your answer
36 ÷ 6 = 6
400
Lamar shares 7 granola bars evenly with 7 friends. How many granola bars does each friend get?
• Draw a visual model for the problem. • Write a division equation for the problem. • How many granola bars does each friend get?
500
What is an array?
Visual representation with rows and columns
500
72 divided by 8
9
500
Sandy uses 21 pictures to make a photo album. She puts 3 photos on each page. Draw a bar model to show the problem. Find the number of pages Sandy uses.
7 pages are needed.
500
8÷0=
You cannot divide a number by 0.