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Decide what to do with the answer to a division calculation to solve a problem
I can decide what to do with the answer to a division calculation to solve a problem.
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Year 4
Decide what to do with the answer to a division calculation to solve a problem
I can decide what to do with the answer to a division calculation to solve a problem.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- When solving division problems, sometimes the remainder is recorded as the number left over.
- When solving division problems, sometimes the remainder can be ignored.
- When solving division problems, sometimes an extra group is made to include the remainder.
Keywords
Quotient - The quotient is the result after the division has taken place.
Remainder - A remainder is the amount left over after division when the dividend does not divide exactly by the divisor.
Common misconception
Children may have difficulty interpreting the problem and be unsure whether to ignore or include the remainder in the answer.
Throughout, ask and encourage children to articulate what each part of the equation represents from the problem in order to link the concrete and the abstract representation.
Where possible, act out problems to support children in visualising the different scenarios.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Balls are put into buckets of 9. Which of the following totals won’t divide equally into pots of 9?
54
45
63
Q2.
When dividing 28 into equal groups, which group size will give a remainder?
groups of 4
groups of 7
Q3.
Which of these equations is incorrect?
50 ÷ 12 = 4 r 2
50 ÷ 9 = 5 r 5
Q4.
Jun has fewer that 45 counters. When divided into groups of 6, there are no remainders and when divided into groups of 7 there are no remainders. How many counters must Jun have?
Q5.
Look at the image.
3
Q6.
Look at the image.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Sofia has 27 apples and is putting them into boxes of 4 apples. How many boxes will she need for all of her apples?
6
6 r 3
Q2.
58 ÷ 8 = 7 r 2 This equation represents a division problem. Which of the following would be possible answers to the problem?
6
Q3.
There are 70 children at the school picnic. Each picnic table seats 6 children. How many tables are needed so that all children can sit down?
13 tables
11 tables
Q4.
Sofia shares 60 strawberries equally between her 9 friends. How many strawberries do they each receive?
6 r 6
7
Q5.
In an art lesson, 45 children need a paint brush. Brushes come in packs of 8 How many full packs are needed for all children to have a paintbrush?
Q6.
Children are put into groups of 12 for a relay race. If there are 100 children, how many full teams of 12 are there?