Eureka 2.20

Application Problem

The area of a rectangular vegetable garden is 200 ft squared. The width is 10 ft. What is the length of the vegetable garden?

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Be sure to draw some type of picture to support your work and thinking.​

Remember to label your answer!

Let's do a quick vocab review!

Match

Match the following terms to their definitions.

• Dividend

• Divisor

• Quotient

The number you began with in a division problem

The number you divide by

The answer to a division problem

• The number you began with in a division problem

• The number you divide by

• The answer to a division problem

Multiple Choice

What is 420 in unit form?

• 42 tens

• 40 + 2

• 4 X 10 + 2 X 1

• four hundred twenty

Why is it helpful to sometimes think of numbers in their unit form?

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Multiple Choice

If 420 is divided by 10, will the quotient be more or less than the dividend?

• More

• Less

Why is dividing by ten a helpful strategy for problem solving?

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