In the Real World
Partially Divided
The Power of Ten
Mix It Up
Fully Divided
100
John can carry 4 times as many books as Mary. Mary can carry 3 books. How many books can John carry?
12 books 4 x 3 = J
100
0.06 | 24
400
100
36 ÷ 10^1
3.6
100
14 ÷ 10^3
0.014
100
Express remainders as whole numbers. 11|86
7 R9
200
The farm has 5 times as many corn stalks as tomato plants, and there are 200 corn stalks. How many tomato plants are there?
40 tomato plants 200 ÷ 5 = n
200
0.08 | 28.4
355
200
5.8 ÷ 10^3
.0058
200
3.2|96
30
200
Express remainders as whole numbers. 25|276
11 R1
300
The rug in Ms. Merlino's living room has an area of 22.8 square feet. The length of the rug is 4 feet. What is the width?
5.7 22.8 ÷ 4 = n
300
0.67 | 32.16
48
300
24 ÷ 0.1
240
300
Express your remainder as a whole number. 46|1710
37 R8
300
Express remainders as whole numbers. 57|970
17 R1
400
Kelly bought stickers for a total of $8.91. If the stickers cost 33 cents ($.33) each, how many stickers did she buy?
27 stickers 8.31 ÷ .33 = n
400
0.3 | 0.108
.36
400
4.72 ÷ 0.01
472
400
When dividing by a decimal (using a power of 10), the decimal moves to the...
LEFT
400
Express remainders as whole numbers. 67|7950
118 R54
500
Tyler has 301 baseball cards. He keeps them in containers that each hold 20 cards, and puts the extra cards on his desk. How many cards does Tyler keep on his desk?
1 card 301 ÷ 20 = 15 R1
500
0.44 | 105.6
240
500
24 ÷ 0.001
24,000
500
There are 67 fifth graders going on the field trip. The school only has 5 buses available to use. The fifth graders that do not fit on the bus must ride in the car with the teacher. How many students will need to ride in the car with the teacher?
2 students 67 ÷ 5 = 13 R2
500
Express remainders as whole numbers. 34|8,010
235 R20