Dividing 2-Digit Numbers: Mermaid Lagoon
Dive into Mermaid Lagoon, where the mermaids keep their pearls on necklaces of 10. To share a big number, they share the tens first, then the ones.
Remember: Split the number into easy parts. 75 ÷ 5: 75 = 50 + 25. 50 ÷ 5 = 10 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5, so 75 ÷ 5 = 10 + 5 = 15.
Magic trick: Split it into parts you know, divide each part, then add the answers together.
Seek and Find
Look carefully at the picture of Mermaid Lagoon and find:
- 🧜 Find the 3 mermaids with their pearls. If each necklace has 10 pearls, there are 36 pearls in all: 36 ÷ 3 = 12 pearls each, 1 necklace of 10 and 2 loose pearls.
- ⭐ Find the 4 starfish on the beach. If 4 starfish share 48 shells equally, each gets 48 ÷ 4 = 12 shells (40 ÷ 4 = 10 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2).
- 🐱 Millie and her kitten Biscuit are hiding in every picture. Can you spot them?