I. A boy put 84 marbles into 2 bags. If he put the same number in each bag, how many marbles were there in each?

42 2)84

Proof

42

2

84

We can prove the answer by multiplying as shown at the left.

1. Divide the cost of a 96-cent baseball bat equally among 3 boys.

2. Divide the cost of a 64-cent present equally between 2 girls.

3. Find the quotients and prove:

1. Divide $684 equally between 2 persons. 2. Divide $693 equally among 3 persons. 3. Divide $969 equally among 3 persons. 4. Find the quotients and prove:

2)468 3)936 2)648 3)696 2)686 3)999

III. Divide 168 by 2.

84 2)168

16÷2=8. Write the 8 over the 6.

8÷÷2=4. Write the 4 over the 8.
The quotient is 84.

1. Divide $129 equally among 3 persons.
2. Divide $246 equally among 3 persons.
3. Divide $104 equally between 2 persons.
4. Find the quotients and prove:

2)188 3)159 2)128 3)279 3)213 3)249

IV. Divide 180 by 3.

60

3)180

18÷3=6.

Write the 6 over the 8.

0÷2=0. Write the 0 over the 0.
The quotient is 60.

Find the quotients and prove:

1. 2)480 3)900 3)150 3)270 2)260 3)690

2. 3)369 3)960 2)844 2)484 3)969 2)488

3)390 2)840 2)680 2)608 3)240 2)160

4. 3)939 2)424 3)660 2)880 2)866 3)990

1. Do any of your parents buy or sell milk in bottles? What are the sizes of the bottles they use?

2. Harry's father puts up milk in quart and pint bottles. If at each milking he gets 10 gallons, how many quart bottles does he need?

These are the prices for milk in a town:

*3. Find what Mrs. Anderson's milk bill was for

each day and for the week:

4. If any of you sell milk, make some problems for

your classmates to answer.

55. Using Liquid Measure

2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.)
4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.)

Use a pint measure, a quart measure, and a gallon measure to help you answer these questions:

1. How many pints will fill a quart measure?
2. How many quarts are there in a gallon?

3. How many pints of milk will fill a gallon measure? 4. Six quarts of milk are how much more than one gallon?

5. In 4 quarts there are how many gallons?

6. In 2 quarts there are how many pints?
7. In 4 pints there are how many quarts?

8. One quart is what part of a gallon? Two quarts? 9. A half gallon equals how many quarts? 10. A half quart equals how many pints? 11. How many quarts are there in 4 gallons? 12. How many pints are there in 8 quarts? 13. How many gallons are there in 16 quarts? 14. Harry had 7 pints of milk; George had 3 quarts

of milk. Which had the greater amount?

15. Our cook used 8 quarts of milk in one week. How many gallons did she use?

16. I have a gallon of milk to put in pint bottles. How many bottles do I need?

2. See if you can write the table without looking at the book.

Other Useful Facts

15X4=60 20X4=80 25X4=100

3. How many quarters are there in 1 dollar? In 4 dollars? In 6 dollars? In 10 dollars? In 7 dollars?