A sixth-grade science club needs $180 to pay for the tickets to a science museum. All tickets cost the same amount.
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Twenty pounds of strawberries are being shared equally by a group of friends. The equation 20 \div 5 = 4 represents the division of strawberries.
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Question 1
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If the 5 represents the number of people, what does the 4 represent?
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Question 2
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If the 5 represents the pounds of strawberries per person, what does the 4 represent?
Question 3
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What could 180 \div 15 mean in this situation? Describe two different possible meanings of this expression. Then, find the quotient and explain what it means in each case.
Write a multiplication equation that corresponds to each division equation.
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Question 4
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10 \div 5 = ?
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Question 5
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4.5 \div 3 = ?
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Question 6
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1/2 \div 4 = ?
Write a division or multiplication equation that represents each situation. Use a “?” for the unknown quantity.
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Question 7
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2.5 gallons of water are poured into 5 equally sized bottles. How much water is in each bottle?
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Question 8
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A large bucket of 200 golf balls is divided into 4 smaller buckets. How many golf balls are in each small bucket?
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Question 9
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Sixteen socks are put into pairs. How many pairs are there?
Question 10
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Find a value for a that makes each statement true.
1. a \div 6 is greater than 1 _______
2. a \div 6 is equal to 1 _______
3. a \div 6 is less than 1 _______
4. a \div 6 is equal to a whole number _______
Question 11
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Complete the table. Write each percentage as a percent of 1.
Question 12
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Jada walks at a speed of 3 miles per hour. Elena walks at a speed of 2.8 miles per hour. If they both begin walking along a walking trail at the same time, how much farther will Jada walk after 3 hours? Explain your reasoning.