Dear Family Member:
To complete this homework assignment, your child will need a yardstick or ruler, scissors, and ribbon or string. He or she will divide lengths of ribbon or string into equal pieces. Solving problems like these with real materials is an important step in understanding division.
Thank you.
Kim will give each of her guests a party bag. After she fills the bags with toys and candy, she will tie the bags with ribbon. She bought 45 inches of red ribbon and one yard of blue ribbon.
Use a yardstick or ruler, scissors, and ribbon or string to help you answer Questions 1–3. You may also use pictures, number sentences, or words. For each problem, show or tell how you found your answer.
- If Kim cuts the red ribbon into pieces that are 7 inches long, how many pieces of red ribbon will she have?
- She cut the blue ribbon into four equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- Kim needs two more pieces of ribbon. She found one piece of green ribbon that is 17 inches long. She cut it into two equal pieces. How long is each piece?
You may use coins or other counters to solve Questions 4 and 5.
- Kim's father bought 12 bags for 36¢. How much did each bag cost?
- Kim has 42 candy bars to put in 12 bags. How many bars can she put in each bag?