Division Fact Families

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What is a division fact family?

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A division fact family consists of related multiplication and division facts that use the same numbers. For example, if you have 2, 3, and 6, the fact family includes 2 x 3 = 6, 3 x 2 = 6, 6 ÷ 2 = 3, and 6 ÷ 3 = 2.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

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If there are 4 ants and each ant has 6 legs, how many legs are there in total?

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24 legs (4 ants x 6 legs each = 24 legs).

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. If you multiply two numbers to get a product, you can divide that product by one of the numbers to get the other number.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

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How do you find the number of legs if you know the number of ants and legs per ant?

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Multiply the number of ants by the number of legs per ant. For example, if there are 5 spiders and each has 8 legs, you calculate 5 x 8 = 40 legs.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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What is the equation for finding how many days a bag of dog bones will last if you have 30 bones and eat 5 bones a day?

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30 ÷ 5 = 6 days.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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If you have 40 candies and want to share them with 8 friends, how many candies does each friend get?

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40 ÷ 8 = 5 candies per friend.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

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What is a multiplication sentence?

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A multiplication sentence is a mathematical statement that shows the multiplication of two or more numbers. For example, 3 x 4 = 12.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

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What is a division sentence?

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A division sentence is a mathematical statement that shows the division of one number by another. For example, 12 ÷ 3 = 4.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

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If 10 x 3 = 30, what is the related division fact?

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30 ÷ 3 = 10.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

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What does it mean if a math sentence does not belong to a fact family?

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It means that the numbers in that sentence do not relate to the other numbers in the fact family through multiplication or division.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1