Understanding Division Models

What is the primary purpose of division in mathematics?

• To add numbers together

• To find equal groups from a quantity

• To subtract one number from another

• To multiply numbers

If you have 18 fish and 3 tanks, how many fish will each tank contain?

• 5 fish

• 6 fish

• 7 fish

• 8 fish

How can division problems be expressed?

• By dividing the total by the number of groups or items per group

• By subtracting the number of groups

• By multiplying the number of groups

• By adding the total number of items

If you have 24 coral pieces and each package contains 4 pieces, how many packages can you make?

• 6 packages

• 5 packages

• 7 packages

• 4 packages

What does a division model help demonstrate?

• The process of multiplication

• The subtraction of quantities

• The sharing of equal groups

• The addition of numbers