Bar Diagrams Division

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James collected 10 pine cones. If he placed the same number of pine cones in 5 bags, how many are in each bag?

James collected 10 pine cones. If he placed the same number of pine cones in 5 bags, how many are in each bag?

The bar represents the total amount of pine cones.

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James collected 10 pine cones. If he placed the same number of pine cones in 5 bags, how many are in each bag?

The bar is divided into 5 equal parts to represent the 5 different bags.

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James collected 10 pine cones. If he placed the same number of pine cones in 5 bags, how many are in each bag?

How many pine cones should be in each part of the bar?

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James collected 10 pine cones. If he placed the same number of pine cones in 5 bags, how many are in each bag?

10 divided into 5 equal parts. Each part equals 2.

There are 24 third graders all together. There are 6 tables in the cafeteria. If the tables hold an equal number of students, how many students can sit at each table?

There are 24 third graders all together. There are 6 tables in the cafeteria. If the tables hold an equal number of students, how many students can sit at each table?

The bar represents the total amount of third graders.

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There are 24 third graders all together. There are 6 tables in the cafeteria. If the tables hold an equal number of students, how many students can sit at each table?

The bar is divided into 6 equal parts to represent the 6 tables.

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There are 24 third graders all together. There are 6 tables in the cafeteria. If the tables hold an equal number of students, how many students can sit at each table?

How many students can sit at each table?

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There are 24 third graders all together. There are 6 tables in the cafeteria. If the tables hold an equal number of students, how many students can sit at each table?

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24 divided into 6 equal parts. Each part equals 4.

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Bar Diagrams are a great way to model division! Let’s try some more!