Repeated Subtraction and Division

Devin shipped 108 glass bowls to his mother. If he divided the bowls equally among 12 boxes, how many bowls did Devin put in each box?

Which of the following statements explains correctly the concept of division?

• Division is a repeated addition and the inverse of subtraction.

• Division is a repeated subtraction and the inverse of addition.

• Division is a repeated subtraction and the inverse of multiplication.

• Division is a repeated multiplication and the inverse of subtraction.

• 7

• 8

• 56

• none of the above

Which pair of numbers is missing in the series of equations below to express division as a repeated subtraction? 12 - 4 = ___, 8 - 4 = 4, ___ - 4 = 0

• 12 and 8

• 8 and 4

• 4 and 3

• 4 and 0

What is the quotient of 100 and the sum of 2 and 3?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 50

Which of the following problems uses division to find the answer?

• Kim has 12 coins. She received 8 more coins. How many coins does she have in all?

• Larry saved 15 pesos everyday for one week. How much does he save altogether?

• Mary gathered 50 empty plastic bottles for R34T. Twenty bottles were placed in a sack. How many bottles are not in the sack yet?

• Ruel can read 12 pages of the book a day. If he needs to read a book that has 60 pages, how many days does he need to spend to finish the book?

Approximately how many 31s are there in 597?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

In this image which number is the quotient?

• 2

• 68

• 0

• 34

48 is divided by 4 =

• 13

• 12

• 1

• 44

56 children were equally divided in 7 groups by the teacher. How many children are there in each group?

• 63

• 48

• 7

• 8