Division Math Example 4

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Example 4

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A school buys 72 pencils to give 9 pencils to each classroom. How many classrooms receive pencils?

Solution

  1. 1
    Write: \(72 \div 9 = ?\)
  2. 2
    \(9 \times 8 = 72\), so \(72 \div 9 = 8\).
  3. 3
    8 classrooms receive pencils.

Answer

8 classrooms
Dividing 72 by 9 tells us how many groups of 9 we can make, which is 8.

About Division

Splitting a quantity into equal parts, or finding how many times one number fits into another. Division answers two questions: 'How many in each group?' and 'How many groups?'

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More Division Examples

Example 1 easy

You have 20 candies to share equally among 4 friends. How many candies does each friend get? Use (a

Example 2 medium

A baker has 56 muffins to put into boxes of 8. How many boxes does she need?

Example 3 easy

What is (36 div 9)?

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