Vocab
The answer to a division problem
The Quotient
Estimate the quotient of 34 ÷ 6
Between 5 and 6, about 6
Elliana has a piece of ribbon that she wants to cut evenly into bows for her 4 dolls. The ribbon is 25 inches long and she wants to use it all. How long should each piece of ribbon be?
6 and 1/4 inches - remainder and a fraction
60 ÷ 6
10
25 ÷ 6
4r1
The number of groups the whole number is being divided into
the divisor
Estimate the quotient of 57 ÷ 7
between 8 and 9, about 8
Wyatt is packing up boxes of cans from a food drive. Each box holds 6 cans and he has 32 cans. How many full boxes of cans will he have?
5 full boxes - only the whole number quotient
210 ÷ 7
30
39 ÷ 6
6r3
The amount left over when the number does not divide evenly
The remainder
Estimate the quotient of 1,509 ÷ 3
Between 500 and 600, about 500
157 fourth grade students are going on a field trip. Miss Smith needs to figure out how many buses will take all the students. If one bus holds 40 students, how many buses will they need to take?
4 buses - add one to the whole number quotient
320 ÷ 8
40
49 ÷ 9
5r4
Compatible Numbers
Estimate the quotient of 2,110 ÷ 7
about 300
Landon has 53 pieces of candy, he wants to give an equal amount to his 4 friends, and then give what is left over to Miss Smith (because she's the best teacher ever), how many pieces of candy will Miss Smith get?
5 pieces of candy - only the remainder
6300 ÷ 7
900
75 ÷ 8
9r2
Numbers that are the product of a whole number and a counting number
multiples
Estimate the quotient of 2,595 ÷ 4
about 600
Saurav is making a bookshelf, and he wants to cut each shelf evenly. The piece of wood he has is 37 inches long and he wants to make 4 shelves. How long should each piece be?
9 and 1/4 of an inch
8400 ÷ 12
700
167 ÷ 8
20r7