Division can be thought of 4 different ways. 24 divided
by 4 can mean:
 How many times can 4 be subtracted from 24?
 24 divided into 4 equal groups.
 24 divided into equal groups of size 4.
 What number times 4 gives the product of 24?
Which model fits best?
1. If you start at 12, how many steps of size 3 will
it take to get back to 0?
2. Sally has 12 pieces of gum to divide between
herself and 2 friends, how many will each person
get?
3. Bill has 14 pieces of gum; he wants to give each
of his friends 3 pieces. How many friends can
he give gum to?
4. Mark has 24 baseball cards. He has 6 times as
many cards as Sally. How many cards does
Sally have?
5. 402 / 3