Division and Parts of a Division Sentence
A gardener arranged 84 seedlings equally into 7 trays. In this situation, what is the divisor?
The divisor is 7 because it is the number used to divide the seedlings into equal groups.
A fruit stand has 278 mangoes to place equally into 9 baskets. What is the BEST estimate expression for this situation?
300 ÷ 9
Divide: 1,248 ÷ 2 = ?
624
Divide: 120 ÷ 12 = ?
10
Use a factor tree to find the prime factors of 24.
2 x 2 x 2 x 3
Simplify 8/12 using the GCF.
GCF of 8 and 12 = 4
8÷4 / 12÷4
= 2/3
A school librarian shared 72 bookmarks equally among 9 pupils. What does the quotient mean in this situation?
The quotient means the number of bookmarks each pupil gets.
A warehouse has 1,638 notebooks to be packed equally into 5 cartons. Estimate the number of notebooks in each carton.
about 400 notebooks
Divide: 852 ÷ 9 = ?
= 94 R6
Divide: 367 ÷ 16 = ?
22 R15
Use factor trees to find the GCF of 20 and 30.
20 = 2 × 2 × 5
30 = 2 × 3 × 5
GCF = 2 X 5 = 10
Simplify 15/40 using the GCF.
GCF of 15 and 40 = 5
15÷5 / 40÷5
= 3/8
In the number sentence 156 ÷ 12 = 13, what is the dividend?
The dividend is 156 because it is the total number being divided.
A delivery truck brought 795 bottles. If each crate holds 18 bottles, about how many crates are needed?
About 40 crates are needed.
A class collected 2,596 plastic caps for recycling. They shared them equally among 6 groups. How many caps did each group receive?
Each group will receive 432 caps and 4 extra.
A shop packed 752 juice boxes equally into cartons of 24. How many cartons were filled?
31 CARTONS AND 8 LEFT OVER
What are the GCF of 18 and 27?
Prime factors of 18: 2 × 3 × 3
Prime factors of 27:3 x 3 x 3
Common prime factors: 3 and 3
GCF = 9
Find the simplest form of 18/30.
3/5
A baker packed 96 bread rolls equally into 8 baskets.
Then name the dividend, divisor, and quotient.
Division sentence: 96 ÷ 8 = 12
A school has 94 chairs to arrange in rows of 26. About how many rows can be made?
about 3 rows
A poultry farm packed 418 eggs equally into 8 trays. How many eggs were in each tray?
52 eggs in each tray and 2 left over
A community center prepared 928 meals. If each van carries 25 meals, how many vans can be fully loaded?
37 vans and 3 extra
Find the GCF of 16 and 40 using factor tree method.
GCF = 8
A box contains 24 red marbles out of 36 total marbles. Write the fraction for the red marbles in simplest form.
= 2/3
A farmer divided 65 tomatoes equally into 4 bowls. Why is there a remainder in this situation?
There is a remainder because 65 cannot be divided equally by 4 without some tomatoes left over.
SOLUTION: 65 ÷ 4= 16R1
Estimate 715÷ 13.
70
A garden has 5,849 flowers to be planted equally into 3 plots. How many flowers go in each plot, and what is the remainder?
1,949 flowers and 2 extra
A factory made 782 bars of soap and packed them equally into boxes of 18. How many boxes can be filled, and how many soaps are left?
43 boxes and 8 extra
Use a factor tree to find the prime factors of 56.
2 x 2 x 2 x 7
Simplify 16/64 using the GCF.
1/4