4.NBT.6 Division Flashcard

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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: how many times does one number fit into another?

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What is the dividend in a division problem?

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The dividend is the number that is being divided.

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What is the divisor in a division problem?

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The divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided.

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What is the quotient in a division problem?

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The quotient is the result of the division.

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What does 'remainder' mean in division?

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The remainder is the amount left over after division when the dividend cannot be evenly divided by the divisor.

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How do you write a division equation?

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A division equation is written in the form: Dividend ÷ Divisor = Quotient.

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If you have 55 books and want to put them in baskets of 8, how do you find out how many baskets you need?

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You divide 55 by 8. The quotient tells you how many full baskets you can fill, and the remainder tells you how many books are left over.

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What is the division equation for 96 divided by 3?

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96 ÷ 3 = 32.

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How do you find the number of items in each group when dividing?

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You divide the total number of items by the number of groups.

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If a teacher has 4,732 students and wants to divide them into 4 groups, how do you calculate the number of students per group?

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You divide 4,732 by 4 to find the number of students in each group.