Partition and Solve Problems

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🧮 Part 1: Partition and Draw

Use drawings or base-10 blocks to solve each problem. Show your partitioning.

1. Sarah has 47 stickers. She wants to share them equally among 3 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? How many will be left over?

Each friend gets _______ stickers. _______ stickers are left over.

2. A baker has 84 muffins to pack into boxes of 6. How many full boxes can be made?

The baker can make _______ full boxes.

3. There are 65 students going on a trip. If each bus holds 8 students, how many buses are needed?

_______ buses are needed.

Write an equation to represent your thinking for each problem above.

4. Write an equation for the sticker problem (Question 1):

5. Write an equation for the muffin problem (Question 2):

6. Write an equation for the bus problem (Question 3):

7. Create your own division problem that involves partitioning. Draw or use base-10 blocks to solve it.

My problem:

My solution:

My equation: