Partition Division

Nola has 16 bracelets. She hangs an equal number of bracelets on 2 hooks. How many bracelets are on each hook?

Elliot rolled 18 large snowballs to make snowmen. He used 3 snowballs for each snowman. How many snowmen did Elliot make?

Sharing items one at a time until there are none left

• division sentence

• division

• partition

• equal groups

a number sentence that shows the number of equal groups and the number in each group

• division sentence

• division

• partition

• equal groups

an operation that tells the number of equal groups and the number in each group

• division sentence

• division

• partition

• equal groups

A number that is being divided (10 ÷ 5 = 2).

• quotient

• dividend

• division

• divisor

To separate into equal groups.

• partition

• fact family

• related facts

• division

The number by which the dividend is being divided (10 ÷ 5 = 2).

• divisor

• related facts

• dividend

• fact family

To divide or “break up.”

• fact family

• division

• partition

• dividend

The answer to a division problem (10 ÷ 5 = 2).

• related facts

• divisor

• division sentence

• quotient