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Grade 3 Math · Problem type
Division: how many equal groups?
Use this for “24 stickers, 6 on each page. How many pages?”
Diagram
0, 6, 12, 18, 24
In each group: 6
Groups: 4
Total: 24
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Total
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In each group
=
Groups
Formulas
4 × 6 = 24
Groups × in each group = total
Assumptions
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Take away a full group at a time until none are left.
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Count the groups: ? × 6 = 24.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Total: 24
In each group: 6
FIND
groups
Step 1 · Find groups
? × 6 = 24
Groups × in each group = total
Divide the total by the number in each group.
Groups = 24 ÷ 6
Think: ? × 6 = 24
Double 6: 6 + 6 = 12
Double again: 12 + 12 = 24
4 groups of 6 make 24
Groups = 4
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
4 × 6 = 24 ✓
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