Math Intervention 3–5 Grade

Multiplication and Division Concepts 121

Rigorous Problem Solving with the Concept
of Repeated Subtraction Division 1

The friends want to equally share 24 cookies.

Part A

Which equations represent the friends’ equally sharing
24 cookies?

o 24 ÷ 8 = 3
o 24 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 = 0
o 24 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 = 0
o 24 ÷ 4 = 8
o 24 – 12 – 12 = 0
o 24 ÷ 6 = 12

Part B

What if the friends want to equally share 20 cookies?

How many friends?

How many cookies for each friend?

Write the equation.

Write an equation that represents how to equally share
20 cookies a different way?