Dividing Large Numbers
1. Tom, Dick, Will, and Fred put in 2 cents each to buy an eight-cent bag of marbles. There are 128 marbles in it. How many should each boy have, if they divide the marbles equally among the four boys?
4 | 128
Think "12 = three 4s." Write the 3 over the 2 in the tens column.
Think "8 = two 4s." Write the 2 over the 8 in the ones column.
32 is right, because 4 × 32 = 128.
2. Mary, Nell, and Alice are going to buy a book as a present for their Sunday-school teacher. The present costs 69 cents. How much should each girl pay, if they divide the cost equally among the three girls?
3 | 69
Think "6 = .... 3s." Write the 2 over the 6 in the tens column.
Think "9 = .... 3s." Write the 3 over the 9 in the ones column.