Lesson 16 Base-ten Blocks to Divide

- Let’s use base-ten blocks to divide.

Warm-up What Do You Know About …?

What do you know about base-ten blocks?

Activity 1 Blocks to Divide

Use the base-ten blocks to represent each expression. Then find the value of each expression.

$488 \div 4$
$104 \div 8$

Activity 2 Show Us Your Blocks

Find the value of each expression. Explain or show how you used base-ten blocks to find the value.

$96 \div 4$
$86 \div 2$
$108 \div 9$

Practice Problem

Problem 1

A long, rectangular hallway is 8 feet wide and has an area of 368 square feet. How long is the hallway?

Write a multiplication equation and a division equation that represent the situation.
Find the length of the hallway. Explain or show your reasoning.