SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to divide
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Example Question #1 : How To Divide
Find the quotient.
We want to know how many groups of 4 there are in 16?
Draw groups of 4 *'s until you get to 16 *'s:
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Add 4's until you get to 16:
Example Question #1 : How To Divide
Four girls want to play marbles; one of them brought a bag that contains 72 marbles. If each girl is to start out with the same number of marbles, how many will each one get?
72 marbles are being divided among the four children, so divide 72 by 4:
Example Question #2 : How To Divide
Ben has ten chores to do each week. If he does two chores per day, how many days each week will he have no chores to do?
This is a two-step question. First, divide 10 chores by 2 (because he will do 2 per day) to find out how many days he will do chores.
He will have 5 days of chores.
Since there are 7 days in a week, subtract the number of chore days from the number of days in a week.
He will have 2 non-chore days.
Example Question #2 : How To Divide
Find the quotient and show a remainder if necessary. Remainders are expressed as "R".
5 R8
6 R8
2 R6
6 R2
6 R2
When you divide 8 into 50, it does not go in evenly.
8 goes into 50, 6 times with a remainder of 2.
You can also draw a picture:
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This shows 6 groups of 8 (equals 48) with 2 left over (remainder).
Therefore, the correct answer is 6 R2.
Example Question #5 : How To Divide
Find the quotient, show a remainder if necessary. Remainders are expressed as "R"
When you divide 5 into 24, it does not go in evenly.
5 goes into 24 four times, with a remainder of 4.
You can also draw a picture:
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This shows 4 groups of 5 (equals 20) with 4 left over (remainder).
Therefore, the correct answer is 4 R4.
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Example Question #3 : How To Divide
This question is asking for the quotient when you divide 3 into 12. Another way to think about this is how many times does 3 go into 12.
3, 6, 9, 12 so it goes in four times.
Example Question #3 : How To Divide
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