Basic Division
12 / 3
4
The inverse operation of addition + is:
subtraction -
Show the inverse operation equation representing
4 x 4 = 16
16 / 4 = 4
Write the equation that represents the equation needed to solve this problem.
Ms. S gave 30 cupcakes to 10 students. How many cupcakes did each student get?
30 / 10 =
Our class is planting vegetables in a garden but we are sharing our seeds with Ms. Andrews class. If we have 30 seeds in total, how many seeds will each class get if they are equally divided?
30 / 2 = 15
Each class will get 15 seeds.
36 / 6
6
The inverse operation of multiplication x is :
Division /
Show the inverse operation equation representing:
20 x 2 = 40
40 / 2 = 20
OR
40 / 20 = 2
Show the equation needed to solve the word problem below:
Humberto bought 6 slices of pizza to share between him and his friend Jonathan. How many slices of pizza does each friend get?
6 / 2 =
Jeilyn found 6 glitter pens at a thrift shop. When she came to school the next day, she shared them with 2 friends. Including Jeilyn, how many glitter pens does each person get to keep?
6 / 3 = 2
Each person gets to keep 2 glitter pens.
50 / 10
5
_____________ is repeated addition
Multiplication x
Show the inverse operation equation representing:
80 / 10 = 8
8 x 10 = 80
Write the equation needed to solve for the answer of this problem:
Osito brought 15 bananas to school. He shared them with 5 friends. How many bananas did each friend get?
15 / 5 =
There are 60 teachers at Woodward but only 10 have cars. All of the teachers are going out to eat after work and need to ride together. If the 60 teachers ride in the 10 cars available, how many teachers will need to ride in each car?
60 / 10 = 6
6 teachers will need to ride in each car.
30 / 6 =
5
______________ is repeated subtraction.
Division -
Show the inverse operation equation representing:
100 / 50 = 2
2 x 50 = 100
Write the equation needed to solve for the problem below:
There are 100 pencils in Ms. S's classroom. 20 students need to share them equally. How many pencils does each student get?
100 / 20 =
Ms. S is absent and our class of 20 students has to be split between 5 third grade teachers. How many students will each teacher get when our class is equally divided among them?
20 / 5 = 4
Each teacher will get 4 students.