Exploring the Connection Between Multiplication and Division

What was Amber's initial reason for visiting Granny?

• To help with cake decoration

• To learn about division

• To learn baking

• To eat vanilla cake

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How many sugar roses did Amber need to divide among the cakes?

• 30

• 15

• 20

• 25

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

What did Amber initially forget that led to using mental division?

• The number of cakes

• The division result of 20 by 5

• How to decorate cakes

• Granny's instructions

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

What method did Granny suggest for solving division problems?

• Using a calculator

• Mental division using multiplication tables

• Drawing pictures

• Guessing and checking

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

How many sugar roses did each cake get?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 6

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Which multiplication table did Amber use for mental division?

• Table of 4

• Table of 5

• Table of 7

• Table of 6

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CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Why did Granny teach Amber mental division?

• To make decoration faster

• Because Amber asked for a pencil and paper

• To avoid using a calculator

• To improve her baking skills

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

What was the total number of sweets to be shared equally among the cakes?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

How many sweets did Amber decide to put on each cake?

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 5

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

What is the key learning from Granny's method of division?

• Multiplication is not useful for division

• Mental division can be easily done using multiplication tables

• Division should always be done on paper

• Sweets are better than sugar roses for cake decoration

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2