1. Warm Up Problem
Lily used 12.6 gallons of gasoline to driver her car on a weekend trip. She averaged 21.5 miles per gallon. About how many miles did she travel?
A) 20 miles B) 200 miles
C) 350 miles D) 400 miles

2. Divide Multi-Digit Numbers
Lesson 3-5

3. Objectives I can divide multi-digit numbers.
I can define quotient, dividend, and divisor.

4. Vocabulary Quotient – the answer to a division problem
Dividend – the number that is divided up
Divisor – the number used to divide another number
Example:
240 ÷ 80 = 3
Dividend
Divisor
Quotient

5. Example 1
351 ÷ 9
Remember to always put the quotient directly above the number you are going into.

6. Example 2
878 ÷ 31

7. Got It?
1) 768 ÷ 8
2) 318 ÷ 16

8. Example 3
6,493 ÷ 75 You can guess and check with multiplication to help you.

9. Example 4
The average person has 1,460 dreams a year. What is the average number of dreams a person has each night?
Find 1,460 ÷ 365

10. Got It?
3) Find 8,465 ÷ 91
4) To promote its opening weekend, a water park gave the local middle school 1,050 free tickets. The middle school has 350 students. Each student will receive the same number of tickets. How many tickets will each student receive?

11. Example 5
The total number of seats in a college stadium is 54,912. There are 44 sections and each section has an equal number of seats. How many seats are in each section? Divide 54,912 by 44.

12. Homework Hints
#13
Find the product of the number of gallons and how many ounces are in one gallon.
Then divide.
#18
Use trial and error method to see what combination works.