Lesson 02: Meanings of Division | Unit 4: Dividing Fractions

Multiple Choice

Twenty pounds of strawberries are being shared equally by a group of friends. The equation $$20 \div 5=4$$ represents the division of strawberries. If the 5 represents the number of people, what does the 4 represent?

• 5 pounds of strawberries per person
• 4 people sharing the strawberries
• 4 pounds of strawberries per person
• 20 strawberries per person

Multiple Choice

Twenty pounds of strawberries are being shared equally by a group of friends. The equation $$20 \div 5=4$$ represents the division of strawberries. If the 5 represents the pounds of strawberries per person, what does the 4 represent?

• 4 represents the number of pounds left over.
• 4 represents the pounds of strawberries each person receives.
• 4 represents the total weight of strawberries.
• 4 represents the total number of friends.

Multiple Choice

A sixth-grade science club needs $180 to pay for the tickets to a science museum. All tickets cost the same amount. What could 180 ÷ 15 mean in this situation?

• It represents the number of tickets the science club can buy.
• It represents the total cost of all tickets.
• It indicates how much each ticket costs.
• It shows the amount of money left after buying tickets.

Open Ended

A sixth-grade science club needs $180 to pay for the tickets to a science museum. All tickets cost the same amount. Find the quotient of 180 ÷ 15 and explain what it means in each case.

Multiple Choice

What is the multiplication equation that corresponds to the division equation: 10 ÷ 5 = ?

• 5 × 2 = 10
• 2 × 5 = 12
• 5 × 3 = 15
• 10 × 1 = 10

Multiple Choice

What is the multiplication equation that corresponds to the division equation: 4.5 ÷ 3 = ?

• 4.5 = 1.5 × 3
• 4.5 = 3 × 2
• 4.5 = 3 × 1.5
• 4.5 = 3 × 3

Multiple Choice

Which multiplication equation corresponds to the division equation: $$\frac12 \div 4 = {?}$$ ?

• rac{1}{2} imes 2
• rac{1}{4} imes 2
• rac{1}{2} imes 4
• \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{4}

Multiple Choice

Write a division or multiplication equation that represents the situation: 2.5 gallons of water are poured into 5 equally sized bottles. How much water is in each bottle? Use a “?” for the unknown quantity.

• 5 / 2.5 = ?
• 2.5 + 5 = ?
• 2.5 * 5 = ?
• 2.5 / 5 = ?

Multiple Choice

Write a division or multiplication equation that represents the situation: A large bucket of 200 golf balls is divided into 4 smaller buckets. How many golf balls are in each small bucket? Use a “?” for the unknown quantity.

• 4 × 50 = ?
• 200 ÷ 2 = ?
• 200 ÷ 4 = ?
• 200 ÷ 5 = ?

Multiple Choice

Write a division or multiplication equation that represents the situation: Sixteen socks are put into pairs. How many pairs are there? Use a “?” for the unknown quantity.

• 8 ÷ 2 = ?
• 32 ÷ 4 = ?
• 16 ÷ 2 = ?
• 16 × 2 = ?