Division word problems
key notes :
Understanding Division:
Explain that division is splitting into equal parts or groups.
Identifying Key Words:
Teach students to recognize division keywords like divide, share, split, among, each, etc.
Problem Solving Steps:
- Read Carefully: Understand what the problem is asking.
- Identify Numbers: Find out how many groups or how much each person gets.
- Choose Operation: Decide if they need to divide or multiply.
- Solve: Perform the division and check the answer.
Types of Problems:
- Equal Groups: Distributing items equally among a given number of groups.
- Missing Group Size: Finding out how many are in each group when the total and number of groups are known.
- Remainders: Dealing with leftover items that don’t perfectly divide.
Practice with Visuals:
Use manipulatives or drawings to help visualize the problem.
Real-Life Examples:
Provide word problems that relate to everyday situations, like sharing snacks or dividing toys.
Learn with an example
✈️ Shelley had 63 red bricks. She arranged the bricks into 7 rows.
How many bricks did Shelley put in each row?
____bricks
- Divide the number of bricks by the number of rows.
- 63 ÷ 7 = 9
- Shelley put 9 bricks in each row.
✈️ Elizabeth used 32 stamps to post 8 letters. She used the same number of stamps on each letter.
How many stamps did Elizabeth put on each letter?
_______ stamps
- Divide the number of stamps by the number of letters.
- 32 ÷ 8 = 4
- Elizabeth put 4 stamps on each letter.
✈️ Aiden wants to buy 48 cat toys. If there are 8 cat toys in each pack, how many packs of cat toys should Aiden buy?
_____packs
- Divide the total number of cat toys by the number in each pack.
- 48 ÷ 8 = 6
- Aiden should buy 6 packs of cat toys.
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