Lesson 4 Division Situations

    • Let’s solve and represent division problems.

Warm-up Number Talk: Division

Find the value of each expression mentally.

Activity 1 Pounds of Blueberries

Problem 1

Complete the missing parts of the table. Be prepared to explain your thinking.

  1. Partner A

    Equation

    Situation

    Diagram

  2. Partner B

    Equation

    Situation

    Diagram

    4 diagrams of equal length. 6 equal parts. 1 part shaded. Total length, 1.

  3. Partner C

    Equation

    Situation

    Six students share
    4 pounds of blueberries.
    How many pounds of blueberries did each student get?

    Diagram

Problem 2

Discuss both your solutions with your group. What is the same? What is different?

Activity 2 Grams of Gold

Photo of a person panning for gold 
a bowl with flakes of gold at the bottom

  1. A group of 3 friends spent the afternoon panning for gold. They shared the gold equally. If each friend got grams of gold, how much gold did they collect together? Explain or show your reasoning.

  2. A group of friends spent the afternoon panning for gold. They shared the gold equally. If they collected 5 grams of gold together and each friend got grams of gold after they shared it, how many friends shared the gold? Explain or show your reasoning.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

3 diagrams of equal lengths. 5 equal parts. 1 part shaded. Total length, 1

  1. Describe a situation that the diagram could represent.

  2. Write an equation that represents the diagram and the situation.