Divide larger numbers by 2-digit numbers: word problems

Learning Objectives Identify the dividend and the divisor in a word problem. Use multiplication facts to solve division problems with 2-digit divisors. Use repeated subtraction as a strategy to divide a larger number by a 2-digit number. Solve two-step word problems involving division. Correctly identify and interpret the remainder in the context of a word problem. Check their division answers using multiplication. Imagine you have 60 cupcakes for a party and 15 friends are coming. How can you figure out how many cupcakes each friend can have? 🧁 In this lesson, we will learn how to solve story problems by dividing bigger numbers. We will use strategies like thinking about multiplication and repeated subtraction to find the answer and see what to do with leftovers. This is...

TermDefinitionExample DividendThe total number of items you are starting with that you want to divide up.In the problem 'Share 84 crayons among 12 friends', the dividend is 84. DivisorThe number you are dividing by. It tells you how many equal groups you are making OR how many items are in each group.In the problem 'Share 84 crayons among 12 friends', the divisor is 12. QuotientThe answer to a division problem. It tells you how many are in each group.For 84 ÷ 12, the quotient is 7, because each friend gets 7 crayons. RemainderThe amount 'left over' after you have made your equal groups. It's the part that doesn't fit perfectly.If you have 25 cookies to share among 10 friends, each gets 2 (quotient), and there are 5 cookies left over (remainder). Equ...

The Division Equation Dividend ÷ Divisor = Quotient This is the basic way to write a division problem. The total amount (dividend) is split by a certain number (divisor) to find the answer (quotient). Checking with Multiplication (Inverse Operation) (Quotient × Divisor) + Remainder = Dividend Multiplication is the opposite of division. To check your answer, multiply the quotient by the divisor. If there's a remainder, add it. The result should be your original dividend.