Division Strategies

Vocabulary

100

A set of related multiplication and division equations. What vocabulary word am I?

Related Facts

200

What does PEMDAS stand for?

Parenthesis, Exponent, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

300

What does inverse mean? Give an example of inverse operations.

Inverse means Opposite

Example: Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division

400

What is the "answer" in a division equation called?

The Quotient

500

The number by which another number is being divided

The Divisor

Related Facts

100

Complete the related facts 4x8=____ 8x___=32 32/____=8 32/8=___

4x8=32 8x4=32 32/4=8 32/8=4

200

Complete the related facts 3x___=9 ___/3=3

3x3=9 9/3=3

300

Complete the related facts 6x___=42 7x6=____ ____/6=7 42/7=6

6x7=42 7x6=42 42/6=7 42/7=6

400

Complete the related facts 3x___=21 7x___=21 21/___=7 ___/7=3

3x7=21 7x3=21 21/3=7 21/7=3

500

Complete the related facts 4x10=____ __x4=40 40/__=10 ___/10=4

4x10=40 10x4=40 40/4=10 40/10=4

Quotient

100

Find the quotient 2/1=____

2/1=2

200

Find the Quotient 0/7=___

0/7=0

300

Find the Quotient 10/10=___

10/10=1

400

Find the Quotient 6/1=___

6/1=6

500

Find the Quotient 100/1=___

100/1=100

More Quotients

100

35/7=

5

200

28/4=

7

300

56/8=

7

400

81/9=

9

500

200/100=

2

Two step problems

100

Ricardo has 2 cases of video games with the same number of games in each case. He gives 4 games to his brother. Ricardo has 10 games left. How many video games were in each case?

10+4= 14 video games

14/2= 7 video games in each case

200

Patty has $20 to spend on gift for her friends. Her mother gives her $5 more. If each gift costs $5, how many gifts can she buy?

$20+$5= $25

$25/5= 5 gifts

300

Joe has a collection of 35 DVD movies. He received 8 of them as gifts. Joe bought the rest of his movies over 3 years. If he bought the same number of movies each year, how many movies did he buy?

35-8= 27 DVD movies

27/3= 9 movies

400

Liz has a 24-inch long ribbon. She cuts nine 2-inch pieces from her original ribbon. How much of the original ribbon is left?

she cuts 2x9= 18 inches off

24-18=6 inches left

500

Gavin saved $16 to buy packs of baseball cards. His father gives him $4 more. If each pack of cards costs $5, how many packs can Gavin buy?

$16+$4= $20

$20/$5= 4 packs