How to divide - SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
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What is the result of dividing six by two?
What is the result of dividing six by two?
We want to know how many 2's are in 6.
Therefore the answer is 3.
We want to know how many 2's are in 6.
Therefore the answer is 3.
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Find the quotient.
Find the quotient.
We want to know how many groups of 4 there are in 16?
Draw groups of 4 *'s until you get to 16 *'s:
**** **** **** **** 
groups
or
Add 4's until you get to 16:
(there are four 4's in 16)
We want to know how many groups of 4 there are in 16?
Draw groups of 4 *'s until you get to 16 *'s:
**** **** **** ****
or
Add 4's until you get to 16:
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Divide 16 by 4. The quotient is 4.
To visualize, divide 16 objects into equal groups of 4, then count how many groups there are:
oooo oooo oooo oooo = 4 groups in all.
Divide 16 by 4. The quotient is 4.
To visualize, divide 16 objects into equal groups of 4, then count how many groups there are:
oooo oooo oooo oooo = 4 groups in all.
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Four girls want to play marbles; one of them brought a bag that contains 72 marbles. If each girl is to start out with the same number of marbles, how many will each one get?
Four girls want to play marbles; one of them brought a bag that contains 72 marbles. If each girl is to start out with the same number of marbles, how many will each one get?
72 marbles are being divided among the four children, so divide 72 by 4:
72 marbles are being divided among the four children, so divide 72 by 4:
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Ben has ten chores to do each week. If he does two chores per day, how many days each week will he have no chores to do?
Ben has ten chores to do each week. If he does two chores per day, how many days each week will he have no chores to do?
This is a two-step question. First, divide 10 chores by 2 (because he will do 2 per day) to find out how many days he will do chores.
He will have 5 days of chores.
Since there are 7 days in a week, subtract the number of chore days from the number of days in a week.
He will have 2 non-chore days.
This is a two-step question. First, divide 10 chores by 2 (because he will do 2 per day) to find out how many days he will do chores.
He will have 5 days of chores.
Since there are 7 days in a week, subtract the number of chore days from the number of days in a week.
He will have 2 non-chore days.
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Find the quotient, and show a remainder if necessary. (Remainders are denoted with "R" in the answer choices.)
Find the quotient, and show a remainder if necessary. (Remainders are denoted with "R" in the answer choices.)
When you divide 4 into 15, it does not go in evenly.
4 goes into 15 three full times. The remainder is the difference between 15 and 12.
Therefore the remainder is 3, so the correct answer is 3 R3.
When you divide 4 into 15, it does not go in evenly.
4 goes into 15 three full times. The remainder is the difference between 15 and 12.
Therefore the remainder is 3, so the correct answer is 3 R3.
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Find the quotient.
Find the quotient.
The correct answer is 
. If you divide 
objects into 
equal groups, each group will have 
things.
The correct answer is
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The teacher has 
pieces of chocolates. There are 
students in the class. If the teacher gives each student the same number of chocolates, how many did each student receive?
The teacher has
You divide the total numbers of chocolates by the number of students, so
You divide the total numbers of chocolates by the number of students, so
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If Alice gets an 
on her first test, 
on her second test, and 
on her third test, what is her average test score?
If Alice gets an
You have to add all three test scores together and then divide by the number of tests.
This would give you an average test score of 
.
You have to add all three test scores together and then divide by the number of tests.
This would give you an average test score of
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Find the quotientand show a remainder if necessary. (Remainders are denoted with R in the answer choices.)
Find the quotientand show a remainder if necessary. (Remainders are denoted with R in the answer choices.)
7 does not divide evenly into 18, so there will be a remainder. 7 goes into 18 two times.
To find the remainder, we subtract 14 from 18.
The answer is therefore 2 R4.
You can also draw a picture to help visualize the problem:
ooooooo ooooooo oooo
This shows 2 groups of 7 (for a total of 14), with 4 left over (the remainder).
7 does not divide evenly into 18, so there will be a remainder. 7 goes into 18 two times.
To find the remainder, we subtract 14 from 18.
The answer is therefore 2 R4.
You can also draw a picture to help visualize the problem:
ooooooo ooooooo oooo
This shows 2 groups of 7 (for a total of 14), with 4 left over (the remainder).
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Find the quotient of 
and 
.
Find the quotient of
To find the quotient, we will need to divide the first number by the second.
This simplifies to 
, since 
goes into both the ones place and the tens place only once with no remainder.
To find the quotient, we will need to divide the first number by the second.
This simplifies to
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Find the quotient, show a remainder if necessary. Remainders are expressed as "R"
Find the quotient, show a remainder if necessary. Remainders are expressed as "R"
When you divide 5 into 24, it does not go in evenly.
5 goes into 24 four times, with a remainder of 4.
You can also draw a picture:
ooooo ooooo ooooo ooooo oooo
This shows 4 groups of 5 (equals 20) with 4 left over (remainder).
Therefore, the correct answer is 4 R4.
When you divide 5 into 24, it does not go in evenly.
5 goes into 24 four times, with a remainder of 4.
You can also draw a picture:
ooooo ooooo ooooo ooooo oooo
This shows 4 groups of 5 (equals 20) with 4 left over (remainder).
Therefore, the correct answer is 4 R4.
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Find the quotient and show a remainder if necessary. Remainders are expressed as "R".
Find the quotient and show a remainder if necessary. Remainders are expressed as "R".
When you divide 8 into 50, it does not go in evenly.
8 goes into 50, 6 times with a remainder of 2.
You can also draw a picture:
oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oo
This shows 6 groups of 8 (equals 48) with 2 left over (remainder).
Therefore, the correct answer is 6 R2.
When you divide 8 into 50, it does not go in evenly.
8 goes into 50, 6 times with a remainder of 2.
You can also draw a picture:
oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oo
This shows 6 groups of 8 (equals 48) with 2 left over (remainder).
Therefore, the correct answer is 6 R2.
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Shawn, Emma, and Blake want to buy a 
present for their teacher. How much money will Shawn spend if the three friends agree to split the cost of the present equally?
Shawn, Emma, and Blake want to buy a
Since Shawn, Emma, and Blake agree to split the cost of the 
present equally, each friend will pay the same amount of money. In this case, we need to divide 
by 
, giving us a total of 
being spent by Shawn.
Since Shawn, Emma, and Blake agree to split the cost of the
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This question is asking for the quotient when you divide 3 into 12. Another way to think about this is how many times does 3 go into 12.
3, 6, 9, 12 so it goes in four times.
This question is asking for the quotient when you divide 3 into 12. Another way to think about this is how many times does 3 go into 12.
3, 6, 9, 12 so it goes in four times.
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The correct answer is 4. The question is asking how many times 9 goes into 36. Think 9, 18, 27, and then 36, so 4 times.
The correct answer is 4. The question is asking how many times 9 goes into 36. Think 9, 18, 27, and then 36, so 4 times.
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Jordan's Pet Store has 
dogs. If Jordan wants to place an equal number of dogs in 
separate rooms, how many dogs will be put in each room?
Jordan's Pet Store has
Because we are breaking the total number of dogs into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide.
Because we are breaking the total number of dogs into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide.
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