Division/Multiplication Word Problems

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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 multiplication?

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Multiplication is the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times. It answers the question, 'How many in total if I have groups of a certain size?'.

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How do you solve a division word problem?

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Identify the total amount, the number of groups, and divide the total by the number of groups.

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How do you solve a multiplication word problem?

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Identify the number of groups and the size of each group, then multiply the two numbers.

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What does it mean to split something evenly?

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To split something evenly means to divide it into equal parts so that each part is the same size.

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If you have 85 items and want to divide them into groups of 9, how do you find the number of groups?

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You divide 85 by 9, which gives you the number of groups.

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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 a number by another, you can divide the result by one of those numbers to get the other.

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If each loaf of bread has 15 slices and you have 3 loaves, how do you find the total number of slices?

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Multiply the number of loaves (3) by the number of slices per loaf (15): 3 x 15 = 45 slices.

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

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Divide the total number of items by the number of people sharing.

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If you have 20 shells and 16 shells, how do you find out how many each person gets when sharing with 3 people?

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First, add the shells together (20 + 16 = 36), then divide by 3: 36 / 3 = 12 shells each.