Meerkat Maths – Week 3 – 04.05.20 Focus area- Division

Thank you for all of your hard work. Again, this PowerPoint consists of 5 activities for the week, which

should take around 45 minutes each to complete. Some activities may involve more than one task and if we can

please aim to complete them in order. Ideally, all questions and answers should be written on paper or in a notebook for work to be kept together and to aid checking. If it is possible, please photograph or scan completed work as this will show me how the week went, allowing me to provide

feedback. If you have any questions regarding the activities set, please

email me: meerkats@bratton.wilts.sch.uk

Thank you, Mrs Stokes

mailto:meerkats@bratton.wilts.sch.uk

Activity 1 • Task 1 - Login to Professor Assessor and complete a

timestable practise followed by the timestable test.

Click and complete this one first.

Then move onto this one.

Task 2

• Task 2 – We are going to work out how to divide numbers by a 2-digit number

Have a go at 4936 ÷ 23 =

• The next slide will show you how to use the method of short division to see if your answer was correct.

Short division method

Step 4 – Start working out the division question (see pictures below) and use the toolbox to help you. Along the way we may need to work out more of our toolbox such as 6x23 or 8x23, but we don’t need to work them out now if we wont use them.

Step 1 – Write the calculation using the bus stop method.

Step 2 – Create a toolbox. This will be the 23 timestable to help us solve the calculation. We don’t know our 23 timestable so we will work it out in stages. First start with 1 x 23 = 23 and write it like this.

Step 3 – We can now work out 2x23 as this would be double our first answer. Using our mental maths knowledge, we can also work out 10x23 and then halve that answer to work out 5x23.

I only needed to add 4 and 6 to the toolbox, which made solving the calculation quicker. For our questions today, we will only go to 2 decimal places (d.p) for our answers.

Final answer = 214.60

Try these using the previous steps to help you:

• 8362 ÷ 23 =

• 6369 ÷ 18 =

• 9484 ÷ 27 =

Worksheet 1

Write these questions out on paper or using a notepad and answer them using the short division method shown.

1) 4583 ÷ 12 =

2) 6243 ÷ 13 =

3) 36123 ÷ 14 =

4) 93356 ÷ 24 =

5) 17358 ÷ 27 =

6) 62477 ÷ 32 =

7) 58116 ÷ 19 =

8) 12789 ÷ 29 =

EXTENSION:

Can you spot the mistake Mrs Stokes

has made?

If you have time, feel free to check your answers with a calculator. If you made any errors, go back and see if you can correct them.

End of activity 1

Activity 2 • Task 1 – Using

this new timestable grid, fill in the answers as quick as you can. If you can’t print the grid, draw one on a piece of paper. Record your time and how many you got correct.

Task 2 – Dividing numbers and showing remainders as fractions.

• When we want to continue dividing and not put remainders as r or a decimal, we can do this by showing remainders as a fraction.

• The next slide will explain the steps of this method for the calculation 6529 ÷ 15 =

(If you want to try solving it before seeing the next slide then give it a go!)

Method of dividing with fraction remainders

Step 1 – Divide the numbers in the question like you would normally.

Step 2 – Instead of putting your decimals in at this point, you would look at what you have left over (similar to if you were writing your remainders as r) and use this number as a numerator (top number).

Step 3 – The number you are dividing by (15) will always be the denominator. So the answer is 435 4

15

Try these using the previous steps to help you:

• 55869 ÷ 27 =

• 89392 ÷ 32 =

Remember to use your tool

box!

Worksheet Answer Q1-5, writing answers with a fraction

remainder before challenging yourself with Q6-8.

1) 62488 ÷ 24 =

2) 48571 ÷ 34 =

3) 34779 ÷ 31 =

4) 58112 ÷ 27 =

5) 26374 ÷ 43 =

Explain the mistakes in these calculations:

6)

7)

8)

End of activity 2

Activity 3

Because multiplication and division are so important and used so much in everyday life, we are going to recap the

learning from the last 2 weeks. I have created 3 worksheets to do. You can choose the appropriate challenge for you or you might start a sheet, build confidence and then move on

to challenge/extend yourself.

Worksheet 1

Multiply and divide by 1-digit numbers.

Worksheet 2

Multiply and divide by 2-digit numbers.

Worksheet 3

Multiply by 3 digits and divide by 2-digits with various ways of showing remainders.

Worksheet 1 The questions may have the same numbers but

look at what the operation asks you to do.

7) 9218 ÷ 6 =

8) 3145 ÷ 8 =

9) 6178 ÷ 5 =

10) 9773 ÷ 7 =

11) 54142 ÷ 9 =

12) 49712 ÷ 4 =

1) 9218 x 6 =

2) 3145 x 8 =

3) 6178 x 5 =

4) 9773 x 7 =

5) 54142 x 9 =

6) 49712 x 4 =

Worksheet 2 The questions may have the same numbers but

look at what the operation asks you to do. Write any remainders as fractions.

1) 62146 x 27 = 2) 11473 x 92 =

3) 58741 x 48 =

4) 43899 x 34 =

5) 23894 x 43 =

6) 31423 x 22 =

7) 62146 ÷ 27 =

8) 11473 ÷ 92 =

9) 58741 ÷ 48 =

10) 43899 ÷ 34 =

11) 23894 ÷ 43 =

12)

13)

Worksheet 3 You have a mixture of questions. Make sure you check the

operation carefully. For division questions, if the number of the question is even (Q2, Q4…), I would like you to put

remainders as decimals. If the number of the question is odd then put the remainder as a fraction.

1) 9215 x 248 =

2) 6314 ÷ 23 =

3) 8712 ÷ 34 =

4) 8423 x 423 =

5) 5687 x 378 =

6) 34816 ÷ 29 =

7) 49871 ÷ 28 =

8) 2841 x 328 =

9) 12548 x 581 =

10) 62142 ÷ 47 =

11) 12)

End of activity 3

Activity 4 – Problem solving time! The children of Dove Primary School have their sports day today.

The teachers want to put them into teams. There are 498 children in the school.

1. How many teams will there be if they are sorted into teams of 3 children? Will there be any children left who are not in a team of 3?

2. What if they are sorted into teams of 4 children? Will there be any children left who are not in a team of 4?

3. How many teams will there be if they are sorted into teams of 12 children? Will there be any children left who are not in a team of 12?

4. The teachers buy each child an ice cream to have after the races. The ice creams come in packs of 5. How many packs will they need to buy?

5. Each child needs a medal for taking part. Medals come in packs of 11. How many packs does Dove Primary School need?

6. If each bottle of squash makes 20 cups of orange juice and the school buys 25 bottles, will there be enough for all of the children to have a drink? Explain.

7. Can you make up some of your own word problems about your school sports day?

If you are looking for an extra challenge, try solving these missing

number questions.

End of activity 4

Activity 5 (Bank holiday)

• Login to Mathletics and complete your assigned lessons.

• Once you have completed that you can play the maths games.