Fluently Divide Whole Numbers

On Saturday, 12 friends go ice skating. Altogether, they pay $83.40 for admission. They share the cost equally. How much does each person pay?

EXTRA CREDIT ANSWER

• $69.50

• $6.95

• $65.90

• $9.65

22.5 ÷ 15 =

• 1.5

• 1.05

• 15

• 0.15

Mrs. Baldree, Mrs. Harper, Ms. Pike and Mrs. Peacock went to lunch this weekend. The lunch total was $81.20. How much does each person owe if they split it evenly?

• $2.30

• $23.00

• $21.30

• $20.30

divide

• combine

• sharing or grouping numbers into equal parts

• multiply

• subtract

Laurel correctly solves the division problem 5,380 ÷ 8 as shown.

Fill in the blanks to complete the statement based on Laurel's work.  

The quotient of 5,380 ÷ 8 is _______________ and the remainder is ________________.

• 672

• 772 R4

• 676

• 672 R4

Belle has a box of 1,132 beads to make necklaces. She wants to use as many of the beads as possible to make 9 necklaces. If she uses the same number of beads for each necklace, how many beads will be on each one? How many beads will be left over?

There will be ____________________ beads on each necklace.

There will be ____________________ beads left over.

• 125

• 225 R7

• 132

• 125 R7

A tailor has 641 yards of materials to make costumes. Each costume needs 3 yards of material. The tailor uses partial quotients to find how many costumes can be made. He finds only three partial quotients when he divides.

What are the three partial quotients that the tailor finds?

• 200, 10, 3

• 300, 10, 3

• 200, 10, 5

• 600, 30, 8

Korey and Camille are packing boxes with books. They have 238 books. Each box will fit 8 books. How many books will be left over?

• 31

• 29

• 6

• 5

• 652

• 652 R2

• 625

• 625 R2

Desmond is planning a post-Covid party for 128 guests. If 8 guests can be seated at each table, how many tables will be needed for seating at the party?

• 15 tables

• 16 tables

• 17 tables

• 20 tables