Word Problem
Area Model
Partial Quotients
100

James has 7 friends. James has 42 pokemon cards. He wants to give an equal number of cards to his friend  to. How many cards does each friend get? 

42 ÷ 7 = 6

100

Solve using area model 

36 x 3 = 

108

100

Solve using partial quotients 

124 ÷  4 = 

31

200

 The animal shelter needs to send out 360 thank you cards.  They can buy the cards in packs of 6.  How many packs do they need to buy to have enough cards?

360 ÷  6 = 60

200

Solve using area model 

24 x 6 = 

144

200

245 ÷ 5 = 

49

300

Zack has 81 crayons. He has to put the crayons in bags. He will put 9 crayons in each bag. Which equation can help Zack figure out how many bags he needs?

81 ÷ 9= 9 

9 x ? =81

300

Solve using area model: 

67 x 4 

268

300

636 ÷ 4

159

400

Emma has to walk her neighbor's dog for the next 4 days.  She will walk the dog for 48 minutes each day. Which equation can help Emma figure out how many minutes she will be walking the dog in all?

4 x ? = 48 

or 

48  ÷ 4 =

400

Solve using area model: 

124 x 8 = 

992

400

1,976 ÷ 8

247

500

Jess has $80 and needs to buy bottles of paint.  One bottle of paint costs $3. If she buys as many bottles as she can, how much money will she have left?

80 ÷ 3 = 26 R 2

500

Solve using area model 

4,321 x 5 = 

21,605

500

5,225 ÷ 5

1,045