Chapter 4A

Study Guide & Practice Problems

Division with 1-Digit Divisors
Contents
1) Fact Families...................................................................................................... 2
2) Division Vocabulary........................................................................................... 2
3) Division Notation............................................................................................... 3
4) Setting up Division Word Problems...................................................................4
5) Multi-Step Division (Long Division) with a 1-Digit Divisor...............................6
6) Zeroes in the Quotient...................................................................................... 8
7) Divisibility....................................................................................................... 11
8) Divisibility Rules.............................................................................................. 12

The test corresponds to the following material from

the enVisionMATH textbook:
Lessons 4-3 (p. 88-89), 4-4 (p. 90-92), 4-5 (p. 9495), 4-6 (p. 98-100) and part of 4-7 (p. 102-103)
Concepts we have already learned but will be on the next test
include: finding ALL the factors of a number (rainbow partners),
and prime and composite numbers.

1) Fact Families
Division is the inverse of multiplication. The same numbers from a multiplication
problem can be rearranged to express a division fact.

So for this test you should be prepared to know your

times tables 0-9 forwards and backwards!
Example:
4, 7 and 28 make a fact family
Multiplication:
4 7=28

Division:
28 4=7

7 4=28

28 7=4

Sample test question:

Write 4 math facts using the numbers 8, 9 and 72:

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_
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_

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2) Division Vocabulary
There are four parts of a division problem:
Dividend: what you are dividing
Divisor: the number you are dividing by
Quotient: the answer; i.e. the result after dividing
Remainder: If the dividend cannot be divided evenly, there will be
something left over.

Sample test questions:

1) True or False: The remainder in a division problem can never be bigger
than the divisor.
a) True
b) False

2) Fill in the blanks in the sentence below using the words from the word
bank:
You can check your division by multiplying the divisor by the
_________________ then adding the ____________________. If you get the
___________________, then its correct!
a) Remainder

b) Dividend

c) Quotient

3) Division Notation
We learned THREE different ways to write out a division problem:
quotient
dividend
=quotient
dividend divisor=quotient
divisor
divisor
dividend

Example:

16 2=8

16

16
=8
2

In each of the different notations above, 16 is the dividend, 2 is the divisor, and 8 is
the quotient.

Sample test questions:

Label the dividend, divisor and quotient on the division problems below:

35 5=7

Change from one division notation to another:

11 2=5 R1

7 .
9 ) 63

4) Setting up Division Word Problems

Read the problem carefully to figure out what youre dividing (i.e. the
dividend), what youre dividing it by (i.e. the divisor), so that you can solve
for the answer (i.e. the quotient).

Example A:
Gitty collected 29 eggs and is putting them into cartons. She can fit 6 eggs
into each carton. How many cartons will Gitty need?
Draw a picture:

What are the parts of the

problem?
Dividend: 29 eggs
Divisor: 6 eggs per carton
Quotient: 4 R5
Answer: 5 cartons (though the
last carton wont be completely
full it will only have 5 eggs
inside, not 6)
Write the problem in division
notation:

Check answer with multiplication:

( 6 4 ) +5=29

Example 2:
Miriam got a box of 24 fancy chocolates for her birthday. If she eats 3
chocolates per day, how many days will the box last before the chocolates
are all gone?
What are the parts of the
problem?

Write in division notation:

Dividend: 24 chocolates
Divisor: 3 chocolates per day
Quotient: 8 days
Check for reasonableness (this time using repeated subtraction):
Start with 24 chocolates. Day 1: eat 3; 21 left. Day 2: eat 3; 18 left. Day 3: eat 3, 15 left. Day
4: eat 3, 12 left. Day 5: eat 3, 9 left. Day 6: eat 3, 6 left. Day 7: eat 3, 3 left. Day 8: eat 3, 0
left.
Yes! 8 days to finish the box!

Sample test questions:

Show your work:
The fifth grade is going on a field trip.
There are 47 students altogether, and
each van has room for 7 students.
How many vans will they need to take?

___________________________

Check answer with

multiplication:

Show your work:

There are 8 slices of pizza in one pie.

How many pies will I need to buy to feed
70 people?

Check answer with

multiplication:

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5) Multi-Step Division (Long Division) with a 1-Digit Divisor

Remember the steps of long division:

Daddy
(Divide)

Mommy
(Multiply)

Sister
Brother
Ruf
(Subtract) (Bring Down) (Remainder)

Example:

1
1
x
51
+
)
5

4
6
4

6
6

1
4
4
1
3
7
7

R3

5
-4
1

-1

6
0

7
-4
3

CHECK YOUR ANSWER:

Quotient x divisor
141 x 4 = 564
Now add remainder:
564 + 3 = 567
YES!
Sample test questions:

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7

6) Zeroes in the Quotient

Sometimes you may end up with zeroes in
the quotient, but dont let it throw you off!
Just keep following the same steps as
before.

Example:

)
3

-0

R0

0
8

-3

0
0

1
-0
1
-1

5
5
0

On Mrs. Forgys math tests, you do not have to start the quotient with a zero if the
divisor doesnt go into the first digit of the dividend. (i.e. you could just write 603)
And you dont have to specify R0 if there is no remainder.
HOWEVER I find that both are helpful habits to make sure you follow the procedure
step-by-step.

Sample test questions:

)
4

)
4

)
2,

)
3

Sample test questions:

Show your work:
Aliza has 373 Chanuka Dollars, and all of
them are purple $1 bills.
She wants to exchange as many as
possible for pink $5 bills.
After the exchange, how many $5 bills
will she have?

___________________________
Check answer with
multiplication:

10

How many $1 bills will she have left?

___________________________

Show your work:

Nechama and Esther are helping sort
shoes at a gemach. They count 618
individual shoes all together.
How many pairs of shoes did they sort?
(hint: 1 pair = 2 shoes)

___________________________

Check answer with

multiplication:

7) Divisibility
A number is divisible by another number if you can divide and get no
remainder.

Examples:
Is 23 divisible by 7?
7

2
-2

Another way to
visualize it:

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There is a remainder,
so 23 is not divisible
by 7.

15

16

22

23

I put 23 stars into

rows, with 7 in each
row.
2 stars were left over.
So 23 is not divisible
by 7.
Is 16 divisible by 8?

1
-1

Another way to
visualize it:

There is no
remainder,
so 16 is divisible by 8

10

I put 16 diamonds into

rows, with 8 in each
row.
So 16 IS divisible by 8.

Sample test question:

Draw an array of dots below to show if 13 is divisible by 4 (that is, if 4 goes into 13
evenly):

Is 13 divisible by 4? Circle:

YES

NO

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8) Divisibility Rules
You could always check if a number is divisible by another number by actually doing
the division and checking if you get a remainder.
But here are some shortcuts so you can check the divisibility of larger numbers
much faster, and without having to actually do the division:

Divisibility Rule
1

Every number is divisible by one!

The last digit of the number is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8)

The sum of the digits of the number is divisible by 3

The last two digits make a number that is divisible by 4

The last digit of the number is 0 or 5

The number is divisible by BOTH 2 and 3

The sum of the digits is divisible by 9

10

The last digit is 0

Example:
Which of the above numbers go evenly into

450?

YES 1: because every number is divisible by 1

YES 2: because the last digit is 0 (i.e. 450 is an even number)
YES 3: because the sum of the digits (4 + 5 + 0 = 9) is divisible by 3
NO 4: because 4 doesnt go evenly into the last two digits of the number

(50 4=12 R 2)

YES
YES
YES
YES

5: because the last digit of the number is 0

6: because we already saw the number is divisible by BOTH 2 and 3
9: because the sum of the digits (4 + 5 + 0 = 9) is divisible by 9
10: because the last digit is 0

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Sample test questions:

1) True or False: 522 is divisible by 6.
a) True
b) False
2) Which of the numbers below is divisible by BOTH 5 and 9?
a) 505
b) 963
c) 720
3) A number is divisible by another number if you can divide and get no
________________________.
a) remainder
b) sum
c) quotient
4) The divisibility rules say that we only use the digital ____________ when checking
if a number is divisible by 3 or 9.
a) difference
b) sum
c) product
5) This number is a factor of all other numbers.
a) 1
b) 0

c) 2

Match each factor to its divisibility rule:

Divisibility Rule
1
2
3
4
5
6
9
10

____ The sum of the digits is divisible by 9

____ The last digit of the number is 0 or 5
____ The last digit is 0
____ The sum of the digits of the number is divisible by 3
____ Every number is divisible by this number
____ The last two digits make a number that is divisible by
4
____ The number is divisible by BOTH 2 and 3
____ The last digit of the number is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8)

Extra Credit: Write two different 3-digit numbers that are divisible by both 2 and 9.

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