Division Stories
Mike baked 21 muffins and wants to put them in boxes of 3.
Which equation shows how many boxes he needs?
21 ÷ 3
Clark made a number line skip-counting by 5s up to 20.
Which problem was he solving?
20 ÷ 5
Solve. 6 ÷ 2
3
What is 4 ÷ 4?
1
48 students are split into 6 equal lines.
How many in each line?
8 students
Ms. Jones has 24 students. She puts them in groups of 4.
How many groups does she make?
6 groups
Hamid uses repeated subtraction for 36 ÷ 6.
How many times will he subtract 6?
6 times
Solve 36 ÷ 6
6
What is 4 ÷ 1?
4
Which equation finds the number of boxes for muffins:
21 muffins, 3 in each box?
21 ÷ 3
Brad has 16 seeds. He puts 2 in each pot.
Write the division equation.
16 ÷ 2 = 8 pots
Which division equations does this array show?
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30 ÷ 5 and 30 ÷ 6
Solve. 42÷ 7
6
What is 0 ÷ 4?
0
If you skip-count 5s on a number line until you reach 20, how many jumps did you take?
4 jumps
Keli has 63 crayons and puts 9 in each group.
How many groups can he make?
7 groups
A bar model shows 40 split into 5 equal parts.
How many pieces does he want to cut?
5 pieces
Solve. 64 ÷ 8
8
Rule time!
Dividing any number by itself equals…
1
Which problem matches: 30 total in an array with 6 in each row?
30 ÷ 6
Melissa places 15 desks in 3 equal rows.
How many desks in each row?
5 desks
How long is each piece if the rope is 40 ft split into 5 equal parts?
8 feet
Solve. 72 ÷ 8
9
Dividing 0 by any number equals…
0
What division equation matches 40 feet of rope cut into 5 equal pieces?
40 ÷ 5 = 8