Skip to main content
Loading...

Problem Solving

How do you use what you have learned to problem solve?

Goal:

Goal:

Hands-On!

Goal: Apply what you have learned about the parts of a division sentence to solve a word problem.

Can you find the parts of a division sentence to solve a word problem? You will need 80 counters. Follow the problem-solving steps to find the dividend and divisor. Solve to find the quotient! Click the tabs to see how!

Word Problem Solving Steps

  1. Read the problem.
  2. Look for important information.
  3. Write a math sentence.
  4. Choose a way to solve.
  5. Solve and label your answer.

Read the Problem

There are 63 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 9 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

The first step is to read. Write down the problem on a piece of paper. Then read the problem again! It is helpful to read the problem as many times as you need to in order to see all of the important information!

Find the Important Information

There are 63 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 9 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

Now you need to look for the important information. The problem has the information you need. There are numbers, a key word, and a question. The total number of astronauts is highlighted in blue. The number of rockets is highlighted in red. The key words are circled in red. Click the Show Me button to see!

There are 63 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 9 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

63 and 9 are the important numbers. The words “How many...on each” are the key words. The question is the last sentence in the problem.

Write an Equation

There are 63 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 9 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

___ \({ \div }\) ___ = ___

The problem uses words that tell you to divide. 63 and 9 are the important numbers. First, write an empty division sentence underneath the word problem. Find the dividend. Then find the divisor. Write each on the correct line. Click Show Me to check your work!

63 \({ \div }\) 9 = ___

63 is the dividend. It is the total number of astronauts. It goes on the first line. 9 is the divisor. It is the number of rockets and the number of groups. It goes on the second line.

Choose a Way to Solve

There are 63 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 9 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

63 \({ \div }\) 9 = ___

There are many ways to solve a division problem. Let’s use equal groups! You will use counters to create the picture below.

nine groups of seven

Each counter represents an astronaut! Here are 63 astronauts. They are in 9 equal groups. Make the same picture with your counters. Put the counters in 9 piles one at a time until each group has the same number of counters. Click the Show Me button to see how you did!

nine groups of seven

You need 63 counters in all. They need to be in 9 equal groups.

Solve and Label Your Answer

There are 63 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 9 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

63 \({ \div }\) 9 = ___

nine groups of seven

Use your counters to find the quotient. Write it on the last line of the division sentence. Click the Show Me button to check your work!

63 \({ \div }\) 9 = 7

The quotient is the number in each group. There are 7 counters in each group. 7 is the quotient!

The quotient needs to have a label word. The number and word will answer the question in the problem! Write them on the line underneath your division sentence.

Question:

How many astronauts are on each rocket?

7 astronauts

Try to solve the next three problems on your own.

Read the problem. Which number is the dividend?

There are 72 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 8 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 72

Read the problem. Which number is the divisor?

There are 72 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 8 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

  1. 8
  2. 72
  3. 9

Read the problem. Use the equal groups and your counters to find the quotient with the correct label word!

There are 72 astronauts on a mission to the Moon. They are flying in 8 rockets. How many astronauts are on each rocket?

eight groups of nine

  1. 8 astronauts
  2. 9 astronauts
  3. 9 rockets

Summary

Questions answered correctly:

Questions answered incorrectly: