Elementary Test Prep: Math 4 Test (Grades 3-4) Division Skills

Lesson Page Operations

Division is an operation that tells
how many groups there are,
or how many in each group.

The number you Divide by is called the DIVISOR,

The Number you are Dividing up is called
the DIVIDEND;

And the Answer you get is
the QUOTIENT.

10                          2         =     5
     Dividend      Divisor = Quotient

10 statues are divided into 2 equal groups.
One group is the Yellow group, the other is the Blue group.
There are 5 statues in each group.

Examples:

9 3 =
This means that we want to divide
the total of 9 into 3 equal groups.

9 3 = 3

If Mike had 12 marbles
and he wanted to share them equally with 4 of his friends,
how many marbles would each person get?

12 4 =

Friend #1 Friend #2 Friend #3 Friend #4

12 4 = 3
marbles each

Quick Tip:

When you are dividing,
think of multiplying the number sentence in reverse .

15 5 = 3, because 3 x 5 = 15

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Example:

20 4 = ?
well,
? x 4 = 20
5 x 4 = 20,
so 20 4 = 5