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Beginning Concepts

DO YOU REMEMBER ANY OF THESE TERMS??

Division

Dividend

Quotient

Divisor

Can you label a division problem correctly using the terms above?

Can you label a division problem correctly using the terms above?

Dividend Quotient Divisor

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Dividend- a number that is being divided.

= 424 6÷Dividend

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Divisor- the number that is dividing the dividend.

= 424 6÷Dividend

Divisor

- The number you divide by ( it’s doing all the work!! )

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Quotient- the answer to a division problem.

424 6÷Dividend

Divisor

Quotient

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Dividend- a number that is be divided.

4246

Dividend

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Divisor- the number that is dividing the dividend.

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Dividend

)Divisor

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Quotient- the answer to a division problem.

4246

Dividend

)Divisor

Quotient

What does division mean to you? How do we use division in the real world?

Thoughts to ponder….

Division is splitting into equal parts or groups

There are 3 ways to think about division:

Division as the Opposite of

Multiplication

Division as Sharing Division as Repeated Subtraction

Find 16 2.

Put your multiplication facts to work.

Think…What number times 2 equals 16?

2 x 8 = 16 so, 16 2 = 8.

Find 16 4.

Say you have 16 starburst candies and you want to share them with 4 if your friends. How many starbursts should each friend get?

Each friend will get 4 starbursts.

Find 16 8.

Subtract 8 from 16.Continue to subtract 8 until you reach zero.

16 – 8 = 88 – 8 = 8.

Now count how many times you subtracted: 2 times. So, 2 is the answer.

Joe has 270 hockey cards to arrange in 9 boxes. Each box is to hold the same number of cards. How many cards should he place in each box?