MATH 3

DIVIDING NUMBERS MENTALLY

Lola Ruth gave P 48 to Peniel. This money was his allowance for 2 days. To find out
how much he would have for each day, Peniel divided mentally: 48 ÷ 2 = 24. His allowance
per day was P 24.

PRACTICE
A. The two-digit numbers below are the dividends.
The one-digit numbers are the divisors.

Give mentally the quotients of the following:

÷ 12 18 10 14 16
2

÷ 18 12 21 27 24
3

÷ 20 36 12 16 32
4

÷ 40 15 45 25 30
5

÷ 30 12 42 48 36
6

÷ 49 21 14 42 28
7

÷ 32 48 16 40 24
8

÷ 36 18 45 27 54
9

Seatwork: Answer pages 121 letters B and C in the book “Discovering Math Today.”