2nd Grade · Math
Understanding Division (Sharing, Grouping, Relation to Multiplication)
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Sample questions
1. Mia has 6 cookies. She wants to share them equally with her 2 friends. How many cookies does each person get?
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6 cookies
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3 cookies
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1 cookie
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2 cookies
Answer: 2 cookies — Imagine drawing 3 plates (one for Mia, one for each friend) and putting one cookie on each plate until they are all gone.
2. There are 8 toy cars. If you put them equally into 4 boxes, how many cars will be in each box?
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2 cars
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4 cars
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8 cars
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12 cars
Answer: 2 cars — Draw 4 boxes. Put one car in each box, then another, until all 8 cars are used up.
3. Mr. Lee has 10 pencils. He wants to give the same number of pencils to each of his 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
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10 pencils
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5 pencils
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2 pencils
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15 pencils
Answer: 2 pencils — Think about giving one pencil to each student, then another, until all pencils are gone.
Skills in this topic
- Distribute a set of objects equally into a given number of groups (Concrete)
- Group a set of objects into equal groups of a given size (Concrete)
- Write division sentences to represent sharing or grouping (e.g., 12 ÷ 3 = 4)
- Relate multiplication and division facts (e.g., if 3 x 4 = 12, then 12 ÷ 3 = 4)
- You have 20 cookies. Explain two different ways to divide them equally (sharing among friends vs. putting into bags) and write a division sentence for each
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