Envisions Topic 5 Division

The city of Seattle has 1,242 law enforcement officers in the police department. If the officers are divided into groups of 18, about how many officers will be in each group? (5-7)

• 30

• 60

• 130

• 700

Which of the following is the best way to estimate 487 ÷ 67 with compatible numbers? (5-2)

• 480 divided by 70

• 485 divided by 60

• 490 divided by 60

• 490 divided by 70

There are 40 windows on each floor of a 20 story building. If a window washer can wash 50 windows in one day, which of the following can be used to find how long it will take to wash all the windows in the building? (5-3)

• 20 X 40 ÷ 50 = 16 days

• 20 + 40 ÷ 50 = 21 days

• 20 X 50 ÷ 40 = 25 days

• 40 X 50 ÷ 20 = 100 days

The carnival committee has purchased 985 small prizes. If the prizes are to be divided among the 20 game booths, how many prizes will each booth have and how many prizes will be left over? (5-4)

• 44 per booth with 5 left over

• 49 per booth with none left over

• 49 per booth with 5 left over

• 490 per booth with 5 left over

Which of the following is another way to think of 27,000 ÷ 30? (5-1)

• 27 tens ÷ 30 tens

• 27 tens ÷ 3 tens

• 270 tens ÷ 3 tens

• 2,700 tens ÷ 3 tens

The table shows the number of people who have signed up to attend a company picnic. Cases of water bottles with 24 bottles in each case are to be purchased for the event. How can the organizer find the number of cases needed if each person receives one bottle? (5-3)

• Subtract 84 from the sum of 137 and 146, and divide the result by 24.

• Add 137, 146, and 84, and multiply the sum by 24.

• Add 137, 146, and 84 and divide the sum by 24.

• Add 137, 146, and 84, and subtract 24 from the result.

Shady Rivers summer camp has 188 campers this week. If there are 22 campers to each cabin, what is the least number of cabins needed? (5-5)

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Mrs. Delgato needs to buy 160 begonias for her flowerbed. According to the prices shown, how much would she save if she bought them by the flat instead of buying them separately? (5-3)

• $8

• $10

• $40

• $80

Alberto is saving for an item that costs $384. If he saves $30 each week, how long will it take him to buy the item? (5-4)

• 11 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 13 weeks

• 20 weeks

The lengths of two canals are given in the table. About how many times longer is the Erie Canal than the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal? (5-2)

• 25

• 30

• 36

• 180