The document contains several word problems and exercises related to sharing quantities into equal groups. It includes problems about sharing apples, calculating quotients, sharing coloring pencils and books into shelves, and identifying which numbers can be shared into 3 equal groups. The problems provide practice for students in dividing quantities and sets into equal portions.
10. Tshering has 18 colouring pencils. When he shares them into pencil pots,
he has none left over.
How many pencil pots can he fairly share the pencils into so that every
pencil pot has the same amount?
Find 3 different amounts of pencil pots.
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11. Tshering has 18 colouring pencils. When he shares them into pencil pots,
he has none left over.
How many pencil pots can he fairly share the pencils into so that every
pencil pot has the same amount?
Find 3 different amounts of pencil pots.
Various answers, for example: 2 pots with 9 pencils in each; 3 pots with 6 in
each; 9 pots with 2 in each.
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12. Dechen shares her books between 3 shelves. Each shelf has 8 books.
How many books does Dechen have altogether?
She loses 3 books. Then 1 shelf breaks.
Can she re-share the books equally between the remaining shelves?
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13. Dechen shares her books between 3 shelves. Each shelf has 8 books.
How many books does Dechen have altogether? 24
She loses 3 books. Then 1 shelf breaks.
Can she re-share the books equally between the remaining shelves?
Dechen cannot re-share the remaining books as 21 cannot be shared
equally between 2 groups.
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14. Reasoning 1
Which of these numbers can create 3 equal groups?
Explain your choices.
11
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15
15. Reasoning 1
Which of these numbers can create 3 equal groups?
Explain your choices.
15 and 21 because
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21
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16. Reasoning 1
Which of these numbers can create 3 equal groups?
Explain your choices.
15 and 21 because 15 歎 3 = 5 and 21 歎 3 = 7. 11 would create unequal
groups when shared between 3.
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21
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