Division as Sharing Equally
Making equal groups and finding how many are in each group
Division as Sharing Equally
Making equal groups and finding how many are in each group
Math - Grade 2-3
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There are 12 cookies. Four friends share them equally. How many cookies does each friend get?
Draw 4 plates and put one cookie on each plate until all 12 are used.
Each friend gets 3 cookies because 12 cookies shared equally among 4 friends is 3 cookies each. - 2
A teacher has 15 pencils. She gives the same number of pencils to 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each student gets 3 pencils because 15 divided equally among 5 students is 3 pencils each. - 3
Eight apples are shared equally between 2 baskets. How many apples go in each basket?
Think about making 2 equal groups.
Each basket gets 4 apples because 8 apples shared equally between 2 baskets makes 4 apples in each basket. - 4
There are 20 stickers. Four children share the stickers equally. How many stickers does each child get?
Each child gets 5 stickers because 20 shared equally among 4 children is 5 stickers each. - 5
Sixteen blocks are shared equally into 4 boxes. How many blocks are in each box?
Count by 4s to reach 16.
There are 4 blocks in each box because 16 blocks divided equally into 4 boxes makes 4 blocks per box. - 6
A baker puts 18 cupcakes equally onto 3 trays. How many cupcakes are on each tray?
There are 6 cupcakes on each tray because 18 shared equally among 3 trays is 6 cupcakes per tray. - 7
Ten toy cars are shared equally between 5 children. How many toy cars does each child get?
Make 5 equal groups and count how many are in one group.
Each child gets 2 toy cars because 10 shared equally among 5 children is 2 toy cars each. - 8
There are 24 crayons. Six students share them equally. How many crayons does each student get?
Each student gets 4 crayons because 24 crayons shared equally among 6 students is 4 crayons each. - 9
Nine flowers are shared equally among 3 vases. How many flowers go in each vase?
Draw 3 vases and share the flowers one at a time.
Each vase gets 3 flowers because 9 flowers divided equally among 3 vases is 3 flowers in each vase. - 10
A coach has 21 soccer balls. He puts them equally into 7 bags. How many soccer balls are in each bag?
Each bag has 3 soccer balls because 21 shared equally into 7 bags is 3 soccer balls in each bag. - 11
Twelve balloons are shared equally among 6 children. How many balloons does each child get?
Count out 6 groups, then place balloons into the groups equally.
Each child gets 2 balloons because 12 balloons shared equally among 6 children is 2 balloons each. - 12
A box has 30 beads. The beads are shared equally into 5 cups. How many beads are in each cup?
Each cup has 6 beads because 30 beads divided equally into 5 cups makes 6 beads in each cup. - 13
Four friends share 28 grapes equally. How many grapes does each friend get?
Use skip counting by 4s or make 4 equal groups.
Each friend gets 7 grapes because 28 grapes shared equally among 4 friends is 7 grapes each. - 14
A librarian puts 14 books equally onto 2 shelves. How many books are on each shelf?
Each shelf has 7 books because 14 books shared equally between 2 shelves is 7 books on each shelf. - 15
There are 32 marbles. Eight children share them equally. How many marbles does each child get?
Think about what number times 8 equals 32.
Each child gets 4 marbles because 32 marbles shared equally among 8 children is 4 marbles each.