Grade 5 Unit 4
Lesson 16: World’s Record Noodle Soup
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 5 Unit 4
Lesson 16: World’s Record Noodle Soup
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Describe something you really understand well from this section on dividing multi-digit numbers, or describe something that was confusing or challenging.
A Chinese food company holds the Guinness World Record for making the longest noodle. The noodle
measured about 10,119 ft.
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
A Chinese food company cooked a single noodle measuring about 10,119 ft. It served 400 people.
If the noodle was shared equally, estimate how many feet of noodle each person was served.
Is your estimate lower or higher than the actual length of noodle each person ate? Explain your reasoning without calculating the actual length.
Han said that each person will get about
Do you agree with Han? Explain or show your reasoning.