Word Problems
Mrs. Williams purchased 158 t-shirts for her 2 classes. If she divides the shirts between her classes, how many shirts with each class receive?
79 shirts for each class
5,880 / 25 =
235 R2
3,924 / 6 =
654
The answer to a division problem
quotient
What is the missing number in this equation?
41 x ____=943
23
There were 51 balloons in the race. The balloon crews needed 155 volunteers to help blow up their balloons. If each balloon had an equal number of people to volunteer, how many volunteers were on each balloon?
31 volunteers
943 / 23 =
41
1,615 / 8 =
201 R7
The number that is being divided
Dividend
Compare.
9.8879 ____ 9.8869
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A gardener wants to plant 242 roses. She wants to have 9 roses in each row. How many roses will be in each row?
26 R8
1,577 / 19 =
83
8, 738 / 9 =
970 R8
The number that divides into another number
divisor
57.381 - .894 =
56.487
There are 4,752 festival flyers that need to be distributed equally among 33 neighborhoods. How many flyers does each neighborhood get?
144 flyers
2,376 / 44 =
54
4,687 / 6 =
781 R1
The amount that is left over after a division problem is complete
remainder
362 x 38 =
13,756
There are 7,128 volunteer badges that need to be distributed evenly among 54 teams of volunteers. How many badges will each team receive?
132 badges
2,376 / 44
54
1,176 / 8 =
147
List the steps to a division problem. Be sure to put them in the correct order!
divide
multiply
subtract
bring down
Round to the nearest hundredths.
1.899
1.9