Division as Sharing pp.280 & 282 WP

Division as Sharing pp.280 & 282 WP

Open Ended

A company with 65 employees is moving to a new location. All of the employees are divided into groups of 5 for the move. Write an equation and find the number of groups used for the move. (Include the variable in your equation.)

g = 65/5 ; g=13 ; 13 groups

A company with 65 employees is moving to a new location. All of the employees are divided into groups of 5 for the move. Write an equation and find the number of groups used for the move. (Include the variable in your equation.)

Open Ended

Maya used a drawing to divide 86. She made groups of 17 with 1 left over. Draw a picture to determine how many groups Maya made.

5 groups

Maya used a drawing to divide 86. She made groups of 17 with left over. Draw a picture to determine how many groups Maya make.

Open Ended

A science museum has 2,400 gemstones displayed equally in 3 cases. How many gemstones are in each case?

What basic fact did you use to determine the quotient?

800 gemstones ; 3 x 8

(2,400/ 3 = 800)

A science museum has 2,400 gemstones displayed equally in 3 cases. How many gemstones are in each case?

What basic fact did you use to determine the quotient?

Open Ended

Mr. Harold has 268 books on 4 shelves in the classroom library. He has the same number of books on each shelf. To find the number of books on each shelf, he divided 268 by 4.

How many are on each shelf?

67 books

Mr. Harold has 268 books on 4 shelves in the classroom library. He has the same number of books on each shelf. To find the number of books on each shelf, he divided 268 by 4.

How many are on each shelf?

Open Ended

Mr. Harold has 268 books on 4 shelves in the classroom library. He has the same number of books on each shelf. To find the number of books on each shelf, he divided 268 by 4.

How many tens did he regroup as ones?

2 tens as 20 ones

Mr. Harold has 268 books on 4 shelves in the classroom library. He has the same number of books on each shelf. To find the number of books on each shelf, he divided 268 by 4.

How many tens did he regroup as ones?

Open Ended

Five fourth-grade classes from an elementary school took a trip to the United States Capitol. There were 25 students in each class. At the Capitol, a maximum of 40 students were allowed on a tour at one time. What is the least number of tours needed so all the students were able to take a tour?

4 tours

(5 x 25 = 125)

Five fourth-grade classes from an elementary school took a trip to the United States Capitol. There were 25 students in each class. At the Capitol, a maximum of 40 students were allowed on a tour at one time. What is the least number of tours needed so all the students were able to take a tour?

Multiple Choice

Ken has 72 marbles. He shares the marbles equally with some friends so they can play a game. Which of the following drawings shows a way Ken could have shared his marbles?

• All of the models shown

p.282

Open Ended

Marcos has 78 toy cars. He arranges the toy cars into 6 equal groups. How many toy cars are in each group?

13 toy cars 

(78 / 6 = 13)

Marcos has 78 toy cars. He arranges the toy cars into 6 equal groups. How many toy cars are in each group?

Open Ended

A family is going on a trip for 3 days. The total cost for the hotel is $336. One hundred dollars a day was budgeted for food. How much will each day of the trip cost?

$212 each day 

($336 + $300 = $636  ; $636 / 3 = $212)

A family is going on a trip for 3 days. The total cost for the hotel is $336. One hundred dollars a day was budgeted for food. How much will each day of the trip cost?

Open Ended

There are 37 chairs and 9 tables in a classroom. Mrs. Kensington wants to put an equal number of chairs at each table. How many chairs can she put at each table?

4 chairs at each table ; 1 chair left over

(37 / 9 = 4 R1)

There are 37 chairs and 9 tables in a classroom. Mrs. Kensington wants to put an equal number of chairs at each table. How many chairs can she put at each table? 

Open Ended

Mrs. Dryson divided her collection of 52 glass bears into equal groups. She had 1 bear left over. How many groups did Mrs. Dryson make? How many bears are in each group?

(52 / ___ = ___ R1)

 3 groups ; 17 bears are in each group 

(52 / ___ = ___ R1 ; 52/ 3 = 17 R1)

Mrs. Dryson divided her collection of 52 glass bears into equal groups. She had 1 bear left over. How many groups did Mrs. Dryson make? How many bears are in each group?

Open Ended

Ben has 165 pictures from his summer trip to Austria. He put 6 pictures on each page of photo album. How many pages of the album did Ben fill?

27 pages are filled

( 165 /6 = 27 R3)

Ben has 165 pictures from his summer trip to Austria. He put 6 pictures on each page of photo album. How many pages of the album did Ben fill? How many pages did Ben use?

Open Ended

Ben has 165 pictures from his summer trip to Austria. He put 6 pictures on each page of photo album. How many pages did Ben use?

Ben used 28 pages.

( 165 /6 = 27 R3)

Ben has 165 pictures from his summer trip to Austria. He put 6 pictures on each page of photo album. How many pages did Ben use?

Open Ended

Adrian used the drawing shown to solve a division sentence. What is the division sentence? Explain.

49 / 3 =16 R1 ; The total number is 49. It is divided into three equal groups. One is left over.

Adrian used the drawing shown to solve a division sentence. What is the division sentence? Explain.

Multiple Choice

Nancy planted 44 plants in rows. If there are 7 plants in each row, how many plants are left over?

• 6 plants

• 3 plants

• 2 plants

• 1 plant

Multiple Choice

A shipment of 8 boxes was delivered to Mason’s Bookstore. Each box holds the same number of books. If there are 744 books in the shipment, how many books are in each box?

• 90 books

• 93 books

• 95 books

• 100 books