If a word problem asks how many are left over (in a division problem), what would you use as your answer?
REMAINDER
304 divided by 19
16
560 divided by 70
8
49,000 divided by ___ = 700
70
8,349 divided by 35
238 19/35
What is the number we are dividing called?
dividend
12,675 divided by 50
253 25/50
What is the answer to a division equation called?
quotient
How can we write the remainder as a fraction?
remainder/divisor
12,734 divided by 16
795 R 14 or 795 14/16
57,409 divided by 12
4,784 1/12
How can I check if my quotient is correct when there is a remainder?
quotient x divisor + remainder
56,000 divided by ___ = 700
80
210 divided by 30
7
3,290 divided by 31
106 R 4 or 106 4/31
320 divided by 40
8
Estimate: 6,395 divided by 84
80
9,640 divided by 16
602 R 9 or 602 8/16
What is the number we are DIVIDING by called?
divisor
Estimate: 4,322 divided by 81
50
There are 795 students in the fifth grade and 983 students in the sixth grade. The school buys erasers for each student in fifth and sixth grade. Erasers are sold in packages of 12. How many packages of erasers does the school need to buy?
QUOTIENT + 1
1,596 divided by 13
122 R 10 or 122 10/13
2,500 divided by 50
50
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