Vocabulary
Which number is the divisor and which one is the dividend:
450 / 50 = 9
50 is the divisor
450 is the dividend
280 ÷ 70
4
66 ÷ 3
22
22 ÷ 5
4 R 2
Isabel is making chocolate chip cookies. If she has 40 chocolate chips to put on 8 cookies, how many chocolate chips are on each cookie?
40 ÷ 8 = 5
5 chocolate chips on each cookie
The result of a division problem
quotient
560 ÷ 70 =
8
78 ÷ 6
13
49 ÷ 8
6 R 1
This class has 13 students playing jeopardy. I we wanted to have teams of 3, with the same number of students on each team, how many more students would need to sign up?
13 ÷ 3 = 4 R 1
2 more students need to sign up.
The number that is divided into equal parts or groups; the number you divide
Dividend
320 ÷ 40
8
75 ÷ 4
19
37 ÷ 5
7 R 2
A truck can hold 7 boxes. If you need to move 42 boxes across town, how many trips would you need to makes?
42 ÷ 7
6 trips
Whats the difference between an equation and an expression?
Equation has an equal sign
Expression does not have an equal sign
660 ÷ 60
11
212 ÷ 4
53
98 ÷ 6
16 R 2
A coat factory had 8 coats. If they wanted to put them into 3 boxes with the same number of coats in each box, how many extra coats would they have left over?
8 ÷ 3= 2 R 2
2 coats will be left over
The number you divide by
divisor
960 ÷ 80
12
432 ÷ 9
48
381 ÷ 7
54 R 3
A builder needed to by 17 boards for his latest project. If the boards he needs comes in packs of 2, how many packages will he need to buy?
17 ÷ 2 = 8 R 1
He will need to buy 9 packages