number
 : Division
Approach: Independent
Resources: None

Questions / instructions:

  % responses
y4
y8

1. 9 3 =

57
 

2. 4 8

44
 
3. 9 2 =
20
 
4. 3 7
15
 
5. 3 24
27
77
6. 2 13
19
71
7. 6 26
11
62
8. 9 88
7
57
9. 4 153
 
36

10. 3 7106

 
37
11. 16 3975  
14

Commentary:
Few year 4 students succeeded where the answer was not a small whole number. Year 8 students were quite successful at dividing single digit numbers into two digit numbers, but struggled with larger numbers.



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