12 ÷ 3 = 4 means: 12 split into 3 equal groups = 4 in each group
Division is the opposite of multiplication: If 4 × 3 = 12, then 12 ÷ 3 = 4
| Total | Number of Groups | In Each Group |
|---|---|---|
| 🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁 (16 cupcakes) | 2 groups | each |
| 🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚🐚 (12 shells) | 6 groups | each |
| 🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾 (20 tennis balls) | 5 groups | each |
| × | × | ÷ | ÷ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 × 13 = | 13 × 3 = | 39 ÷ 3 = | 39 ÷ 13 = |
| 9 × 10 = | 10 × 9 = | 90 ÷ 9 = | 90 ÷ 10 = |
| 5 × 7 = | 7 × 5 = | 35 ÷ 5 = | 35 ÷ 7 = |
| Problem | Answer | Problem | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 ÷ 3 = | 16 ÷ 2 = | ||
| 21 ÷ 7 = | 28 ÷ 4 = | ||
| 42 ÷ 3 = | 42 ÷ 6 = | ||
| 50 ÷ 5 = | 60 ÷ 10 = | ||
| 72 ÷ 9 = | 96 ÷ 8 = |
| Problem | Equation | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| There are 16 pretzels shared equally among 2 friends. How many pretzels does each friend get? | ||
| A gardener puts 27 seeds into rows of 9. How many rows does she plant? | ||
| 18 socks are sorted into pairs of 2. How many pairs are there? |
There are 156 students going on a field trip. Each bus holds 28 students. How many buses are needed? Show your work and explain why you might need to round up.
Problem: There are 156 students going on a field trip. Each bus holds 28 students. How many buses are needed? Explain why you might need to round your answer up.
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