Interpreting the
Quotients
(story Problems)
Unit 3.8
Pages 126-128
Warm Up
Problems
Divide
1. 15.264 3 =
2. 3.78 3 =
3. 342
7.6 =
4. 28.32 4.8 =
5.088
1.26
45
5.9
Blast Off Question:
Take the age you are right now
and divide it by 12. What does
the quotient tell you?
What
Whatnumber
numberisisthe
thedividend?
quotient?
divisor?
10.3
2.1 21.63
3.8 Solving Division Story Problems.
Objective:
by the end of class students can
solve problems involving quotients by
recognizing which given information
represents the whole number, the individual
amount and the total.
When
we
solve
problems,
Peter
spent
$6.67
ondivision
wire to build
a rabbitwe
hutch.
must
be for
able
to take
important
numbers
The cost
1 foot
of wire
is $0.45 each.
How
many and
totalplace
feet ofthem
wire did
end up buying?
intoPeter
a category.
Whole
Amount
Individual
amount
Total
$6.67
$0.45
w
15.
0.45. 6.67.
Peter ended up buying ___
15 total feet of wire.
Ken will use 0.87 kg of corn starch to make bags of slime for
all his friends. One bag of slime needs 0.15 kg of corn starch.
How many total bags can he make?
0.15. 0.87.
Whole
Amount
Individual
amount
Total
0.87
0000
0.15
0000
b
0000
5.
ags
Ken made ____ total bags of slime.
Mrs. Orton asked each student to draw a time line. The time
line will be split into 3 equal sections. If the paper is 7.8
meters long, how long is each section
3. 7.8
Whole
Amount
Individual
amount
Total
7.8
0000
3
0000
s
0000
ection
2.6
Students will have _______
meters in each section.
The 6th grade has a total of 246 students. If Mrs. Crawford
buys packs of gum with 24 pieces in each pack, how many
packs total would she buy for everyone to have a piece?
24. 246.
Whole
Amount
Individual
amounts
Total
246
0000
24
0000
p
0000
acks
Because we cant buy gum in
individual pieces we will need to
round up to have enough packs!
10.25
Mrs. Crawford will need _______
Total packs of gum.
11
A group of 27 kids are going to the honor roll party in vans.
Each van can carry 12 students. How many vans do the 6th
grade teachers need to rent for the party?
12. 27.
Whole
Amount
Individual
amounts
Total
27
0000
12
0000
V
0000
ans
Because we have extra students
that still need a ride we will need to
round up to have enough vans!
3
The teachers will need _______
vans for the party.
Jason and his family drove 195.3 complete miles to get to
their cabin. They drove for 3.5 hours. How many miles did
they drive per hour?
3.5 195.3
W
I
T
195.3
0000
3.5
0000
m
0000
55.8
iles
Josh drove _______ miles in per hour.
The lunch ladies bought 84.5 pounds of beef to make
hamburgers. If they use .5 pounds of beef for each
hamburger, how many hamburgers can they make?
0.5 84.5.
84.5
0000
.5
0000
h0000
amburgers
169
The lunch ladies can make _____
hamburgers.
Homework
(3.8) page 134-135
Due: Wednesday
 1-7
Blast Off Question:
Mrs. Wack-a-do has 7 packs of
seeds. She gives 4 seeds to all 36
students in the class. How many
seeds did she have to hand out?
Find each quotient QUIZ
#1) The cross country team’s goal is to run 26.25 miles next
week. If they run only 5 days, how many total miles do they
need to run?
5
26.25
5.25
5.25
The team will run_____miles
#2) Shannon is throwing a surprise party. She wants to invite
22 friends. The invitations come in a pack of 8. How many
packs of invitations should she buy?
22
8
2.75
3 packs.
Shannon needs to buy ___
Find each quotient:
Morning Work QUIZ
#3) Five friends split a pizza that costs $16.75. If they share
the cost equally how much did they each pay?
16.75
5
3.35
3.35
They each payed $_____
#4) Cat food costs $2.85 for 5 cans. If Mrs. Crawford only
wanted to buy 1 can, how much would it cost her?
2.85 5 .57
.57 on 1 can
Mrs. Crawford spent $___