Homework: Prepare for Division Quiz

Hi Students,

This is a friendly remind that you have a Division Quiz on: Thursday, June 11. 

On the quiz, you may be asked to: 

• Represent a division equation using a picture

• Write a division equation to match a given picture

• Solve division equations up to 3-digit by 1-digit using strategies, such as "Drawing Groups", "Long Algorithm", or "Short Algorithm" 

• Solve a division word problem in pictures, numbers, and words (a sentence answer)

• Create a division word problem

• Solve questions that include remainders

The "Drawing Groups" strategy

Since this strategy is unfamiliar to many parents, I am going to describe it here using the language we used in class: 

1. Think about the problem. An example of what 48 / 4 means is that you have 48 of something, and you are sharing that out equally between 4 people.

2. Draw circles or stick people to represent the number of the divisor (4).

3. Use a number you can skip count by easily (like, 100, 10, 5, 2...). Share out the same amount to each person/group. For example, in the picture below, the student started by giving each person 3. 

4. Calculate how many you just gave out in total (3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12).

5. Subtract 12 from your dividend to see how much you have left to give (48-12 = 36).

6. Do steps 3 & 4 again until you have shared out all that you have. 

Count up how many you have in one of the groups. This is your quotient (answer). If you have any leftover, write that as your remainder (R = ___).