DIVISION
When you are given a total and are asked to find how many items in a part,
you divide.
EXAMPLE
If 96 calculators are packed in 8 boxes, how many calculators would be
placed in each box?
SOLUTION
In this case, the total is 96, and they are to be put into 8 boxes, so to find the
answer, divide.
12
8 Þ 96
8
16
16
0Each box would have 12 calculators in it.
PRACTICE
Solve:
- Find the total number of home runs for the following players: Bonds,
73; McGwire, 70; Sosa, 66; Maris, 61; Ruth, 60. - John paid $17,492 for his new automobile. Included in the price was
the surround sound package at a cost of $1,293. How much would the
automobile have cost without the surround sound package? - Dinner for 15 people costs $375. If they decided to split the cost
equally, how much would each person pay? - A housing developer bought 12 acres of land at $3,517 per acre. What
was the total cost of the land? - Mark ran a 5-mile race in 40 minutes. About how long did it take him
on average to run each mile?
ANSWERS
- 330 home runs
- $16,199
- $25
- $42,204
- 8 minutes
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