Division as Equal Sharing

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🍎 Part 1: Equal Sharing Problems

1. Sarah has 12 apples to share equally among 3 friends. How many apples does each friend get?

Each friend gets _______ apples.

Division sentence: 12 ÷ 3 = _______

2. There are 20 lollies to be shared equally among 5 children. How many lollies will each child receive?

Each child gets _______ lollies.

Division sentence: 20 ÷ 5 = _______

3. A teacher has 16 pencils to share equally among 4 groups. Draw circles to show the groups and share the pencils equally.

Each group gets _______ pencils.

Division sentence: _______ ÷ _______ = _______

4. Mum bought 18 biscuits. She wants to put the same number of biscuits on each of 6 plates. How many biscuits go on each plate?

Each plate has _______ biscuits.

Division sentence: _______ ÷ _______ = _______

🎯 Part 2: Multiple Choice

5. Which division sentence matches this picture of 15 stars shared equally into 3 groups?

15 ÷ 5 = 3

15 ÷ 3 = 5

3 ÷ 15 = 5

6. Tom has 14 marbles. He puts them into 2 equal groups. How many marbles are in each group?

6 marbles

7 marbles

8 marbles

7. Which of these are examples of equal sharing? (Tick all that apply)

Sharing 10 chocolates equally among 5 friends

Giving 3 toys to one child and 7 toys to another

Putting 12 books into 4 equal piles

Dividing 8 stickers equally between 2 children

💭 Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

8. Jake says "24 ÷ 6 = 4 because 6 groups of 4 makes 24." Is Jake correct? Explain your thinking.

9. Create your own equal sharing story problem using the numbers 21 and 7. Draw a picture to show your problem and write the division sentence.

My story problem:

My picture:

Division sentence: _______ ÷ _______ = _______

10. Explain what division means in your own words. Give an example from real life.

Division as Equal Sharing

Division as Equal Sharing

🍎 Part 1: Equal Sharing Problems

🎯 Part 2: Multiple Choice

💭 Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

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