The purpose of this activity is to support students in applying division to solve equal sharing problems, without needing to use multiplication ‘build up.’ Students are encouraged to extend their use of multiplication and division basic facts by using patterns to solve equal sharing problems.
Pose an equal sharing problem that requires students to think beyond multiples of two, five or ten.
I have 24 cubes to share between two people. How many cubes will each person get?
Look for students to halve 24 to get an answer of 12 cubes per person.
Record the answer using a schematic diagram.
Next steps
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