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Division Through Equal Sharing

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Division Through Equal Sharing

Counters being shared equally on plates

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Understand division as equal sharing and repeated subtraction

📝 Part 1: Equal Sharing

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

3 lollies

4 lollies

5 lollies

2. There are 15 apples to put equally into 5 baskets. How many apples go in each basket?

Each basket gets _______ apples.

3. Which of these show equal sharing? (Tick all that apply)

8 biscuits shared among 4 children (2 each)

10 stickers shared among 3 children (3, 3, 4)

12 counters shared among 6 plates (2 each)

➖ Part 2: Repeated Subtraction

4. Complete this repeated subtraction to show sharing 18 counters equally among 3 plates:

18 - _____ - _____ - _____ = 0

Each plate has _____ counters.

5. Write the repeated subtraction for sharing 20 sweets equally among 4 children:

20 - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ = 0

Each child gets _____ sweets.

6. Match the division sentence to the repeated subtraction:
16 ÷ 4 = 4
21 ÷ 3 = 7
14 ÷ 2 = 7
14 - 7 - 7 = 0
21 - 7 - 7 - 7 = 0
16 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 = 0

✏️ Part 3: Problem Solving

7. Tom has 24 marbles. He wants to share them equally among his 6 friends. Write both a repeated subtraction sentence AND a division sentence:

Repeated subtraction: _________________________________

Division sentence: _________________________________

8. Draw or explain how you would share 10 counters equally among 5 plates:
9. Circle the correct answer: When we share things equally, each group has:

The same amount

Different amounts

No pattern

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