

Division Word Problems
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Mathematics
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3rd Grade
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Easy
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Angela Carcella
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11 Slides • 11 Questions
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Divide with Word Problems
Use equal groups to solve division word problems!

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Poll
Before we start:
For you, what is the hardest part of division word problems?
Setting up an equation.
Finding the numbers to use in an equation.
Solving the equation.
Showing your work.
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You already know...
how to put numbers into fact families and split them into equal groups.
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You will learn...
how to solve division word problems using fact families and equal groups.
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The key to unlock division word problems....
Read the problem.
Circle important numbers.
Underline important words.
Draw a picture.
Solve!
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Watch this video and start to think about division word problems.
https://app.schoology.com/page/3301371803
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Let's work together!
Noah has 45 soccer balls. He splits the total number of soccer balls up into 5 equal bags. How many soccer balls are in each of the bags?
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Multiple Choice
Noah has 45 soccer balls. He splits the total number of soccer balls up into 5 equal bags. How many soccer balls are in each of the bags?
9
7
8
6
9
Try it on your own!
Mrs. Goulet brought 4 evenly divided boxes of muffins to class. There are 28 muffins altogether. How many muffins are in each box?
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Multiple Choice
Mrs. Goulet brought 4 evenly divided boxes of muffins to class. There are 28 muffins altogether. How many muffins are in each box?
5
3
7
8
11
Try it on your own!
Lila scooped 16 scoops of ice cream evenly onto 8 cones. How many scoops of ice cream are on each cone?
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Multiple Choice
Lila scooped 16 scoops of ice cream evenly onto 8 cones. How many scoops of ice cream are on each cone?
4
2
6
1
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Let's work together!
Kendra puts 18 fish into X fish tanks. She put 6 fish into each tank. The number sentence below can be used to find how many fish tanks Kendra used.
18 ÷ X = 6
How many tanks did Kendra use?
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Multiple Choice
Kendra puts 18 fish into X fish tanks. She put 6 fish into each tank. The number sentence below can be used to find how many fish tanks Kendra used.
18 ÷ X = 6
How many tanks did Kendra use?
5
2
9
3
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Let's work together!
Tyler puts 60 bags of M & M's into X boxes. He put 6 bags of M & M's into each box. The number sentence below can be used to find how many boxes Tyler used.
60 ÷ X = 6
How many boxes did Tyler use?
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Multiple Choice
Tyler puts 60 bags of M & M's into X boxes. He put 6 bags of M & M's into each box. The number sentence below can be used to find how many boxes Tyler used.
60 ÷ X = 6
How many boxes did Tyler use?
10
1
9
7
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Try it on your own!
Cadence puts 30 stuffed animals into X bags. She put 5 stuffed animals into each bag. The number sentence below can be used to find how many bags Cadence used.
30 ÷ X = 5
How many bags did Cadence use?
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Multiple Choice
Cadence puts 30 stuffed animals into X bags. She put 5 stuffed animals into each bag. The number sentence below can be used to find how many bags Cadence used.
30 ÷ X = 5
How many bags did Cadence use?
2
5
6
7
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Fill in the Blanks
Chris has 28 cactus plants. He splits his cactus plants in 7 even rows. How many cactus plants are in each row?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
There are 50 toes in the swimming pool. Each person has 10 toes. How many people are in the pool?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Oliver puts 33 cupcakes onto X plates. He put 11 cupcakes onto each plate. The number sentence below can be used to find to find how many plates Oliver used.
33 ÷ X = 11
How many plates did Oliver use?
Type answer...
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Poll
To wrap up:
For you, what is the hardest part about division word problems?
Setting up an equation.
Finding the numbers to use in an equation.
Solving the equation.
Showing your work.
Divide with Word Problems
Use equal groups to solve division word problems!

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