Question

Move a number to each line to show one way to represent 48 divided by 4

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

• 40
• 4

Explanation:

The distributive property is being used to divide the problem into parts.

(1/4)(48) = (1/4)(40 +8) = (1/4)(40) +(1/4)(8)

In the language of the problem, ...

48÷4 = 40÷4 + 8÷4