OA.2 Division Story Problems

Front

What is division?

Back

Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It answers the question: how many times does one number fit into another?

Front

What does the division equation 18 ÷ 2 = ? represent?

Back

It represents how many groups of 2 can be made from 18. The answer is 9.

Front

If a pet store has 18 snakes and puts 2 snakes in each cage, how many cages are needed?

Back

9 cages.

Front

How do you find out how many cookies each person gets if 40 cookies are shared among 10 people?

Back

You divide 40 by 10, which equals 4 cookies per person.

Front

What is a fact family in division?

Back

A fact family is a group of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division facts using the same numbers.

Front

If Joe made $24 mowing lawns and charges $4 per lawn, how many lawns did he mow?

Back

6 lawns.

Front

What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

Back

Multiplication is repeated addition, while division is splitting into equal parts or groups.

Front

Which number sentence is NOT in the same fact family as 42 ÷ 7 = 6?

Back

6 x 42 = 252.

Front

What does the division equation 16 ÷ 4 = ? represent?

Back

It represents how many groups of 4 can be made from 16. The answer is 4.

Front

If Anna puts 16 stickers on each page and has 4 pages, how many stickers does she use in total?

Back

64 stickers (16 x 4 = 64).