4th Grade Division Flashcard

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What is division?

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Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts or groups.

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What is a dividend?

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The dividend is the number being divided in a division problem.

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What is a divisor?

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The divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided.

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What is the quotient?

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The quotient is the result of a division problem.

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How do you estimate a division problem?

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To estimate, round the numbers to the nearest ten or hundred and then divide.

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If you have 137 people and want to group them into groups of 8, how do you find the number of groups?

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Divide 137 by 8. The result is the number of groups needed.

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What does it mean to have a remainder in division?

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A remainder is what is left over after dividing when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.

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If Ms. Folds has 26 yards of fabric and each costume requires 3 yards, how do you find out how many costumes she can make?

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Divide 26 by 3 to find the number of costumes, which is 8 with 2 yards left over.

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The best estimate is about 400.

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Multiply both sides by n to find n = 40.