Understanding Division Through Grouping

What is division as grouping?

• Division as grouping is the same as multiplication.

• Division as grouping involves adding numbers together.

• Division as grouping is the process of dividing a total into equal parts or groups.

• Division as grouping is only applicable to fractions.

If you have 12 apples and want to make groups of 3, how many groups can you make?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

Divide 20 candies into equal groups of 5. How many groups do you have?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4

If there are 15 students and you want to divide them into groups of 3, how many groups will there be?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

Draw a picture to show how you would divide 8 oranges into groups of 2.

• 1 group of 8 oranges.

• 4 groups of 2 oranges each.

• 3 groups of 3 oranges each.

• 2 groups of 4 oranges each.

You have 24 stickers. If you want to give them to your friends in groups of 4, how many friends can you give stickers to?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

If you have 30 marbles and you want to put them into bags of 6, how many bags will you have?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

Create a visual representation of dividing 10 cookies into groups of 5.

• 3 groups of 3 cookies and 1 cookie left over

• 2 groups of 5 cookies

• 1 group of 10 cookies

• 5 groups of 2 cookies

A farmer has 18 eggs. He wants to pack them into cartons of 6. How many cartons does he need?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

If you have 16 toy cars and you want to group them into sets of 4, how many sets do you have?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4