Understanding Division and Place Value

Understanding Division and Place Value

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

4th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video tutorial explains how to simplify division problems by breaking down numbers using place value and multiplication properties. It starts with dividing 240 by 3, demonstrating how to express 240 as 24 tens to simplify the division. The tutorial then explores the flexibility of multiplication order to further simplify the problem. The solution is verified using different methods, ensuring the same result. The tutorial concludes with a more complex example, dividing 4200 by 7, using similar techniques to avoid long division.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in dividing 240 by 3 using place value?

Subtract 3 from 240

Divide 240 directly by 3

Multiply 240 by 10

Break 240 into 24 tens

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you rearrange the multiplication in the expression 24 times 10 divided by 3?

10 divided by 24 times 3

24 divided by 3 times 10

10 times 24 divided by 3

3 times 24 divided by 10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of 24 divided by 3?

7

6

9

8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is another way to think about 240 divided by 3 using tens?

Subtract 10 from 240

Multiply 240 by 3

Divide 240 by 10 first

Consider 240 as 24 tens

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can 4200 be expressed using place value for division?

42 times 10

42 times 100

420 times 10

420 times 100

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of 42 divided by 7?

6

8

5

7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final result of 4200 divided by 7?

700

600

800

500

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