LESSON 1 Inventing Ways to Divide

For Questions 1–3, solve the problems any way you choose. You may use connecting cubes to help you. Show how you solved each problem.

1. Jerome has 138 doggie treats left to give his four dogs this week. He wants each of his dogs to get the same number of treats. How many treats should each dog get?


2. Nila is going on vacation this week. She asked Jerome to take care of her dog, Lucky, while she is away. Jerome wants Lucky to get an equal share of the treats too. Now how many treats should each of the five dogs get?


3. Maya baked 116 cookies for a bake sale. She wants to sell them in boxes of eight cookies each. How many boxes does she need?