My Math - Chapter 6 Test - 1A

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What is division?

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Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It answers the question of how many times one number is contained within another.

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What does it mean to estimate a division problem?

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Estimating a division problem means finding a close approximation of the answer without calculating the exact value.

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What is a remainder in division?

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A remainder is the amount left over after division when one number cannot be evenly divided by another.

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How do you divide a number by 10?

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To divide a number by 10, move the decimal point one place to the left.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. If a × b = c, then c ÷ b = a.

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If you have 38 crackers and give them equally to 3 friends, how do you find out how many are left over?

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First, divide 38 by 3. The quotient is 12 and the remainder is 2, so 2 crackers are left over.

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What is the pattern in the division examples: 6 ÷ 3 = 2, 60 ÷ 3 = 20?

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The pattern shows that when you divide a number by 3, increasing the number by a factor of 10 increases the quotient by the same factor.

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How do you find out how many items each person gets when sharing?

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To find out how many items each person gets, divide the total number of items by the number of people.

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What is the total number of books Tara has if she has 3 boxes with 48 books each?

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Tara has a total of 3 × 48 = 144 books.

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If there are 19 cereal bars and 6 people, how do you determine if each can have 3?

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Divide 19 by 6. Each person can have 3 bars, with 1 bar left over.