{"id":191,"date":"2022-04-12T06:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T06:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:09:57","slug":"i-4-divide-money-amounts-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/i-4-divide-money-amounts-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"I.4 Divide money amounts: word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Divide money amounts: word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Key Notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50 Understand the Total Amount<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before dividing, identify the total money<\/strong> given in the problem.
\ud83d\udca1 Example:<\/em> \u20b9120, $50, \u20b975 etc.
\ud83d\udcb0 Total amount is the number you divide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Identify the Number of Groups \/ People<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Word problems tell you how many people<\/strong> get equal money or how many groups<\/strong> you need to make.
\ud83e\uddcd\ud83e\uddcd\ud83e\uddcd Example:<\/em> \u201c4 friends share \u20b9200\u201d \u2192 4 groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Divide the Amount Equally<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use division<\/strong> to share the money equally.
\ud83d\udcb5\u2797\ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc66
Example:<\/em> \u20b9200 \u00f7 4 = \u20b950 each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Use Long Division When Needed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When numbers are big or tricky, use long division<\/strong>.
\ud83d\udcd8\u270f\ufe0f
Example:<\/em> \u20b9375 \u00f7 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Include Decimals in Money<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Money often contains decimals (like \u20b945.50).
\ud83e\ude99 Learn to divide rupees and paise<\/strong> combined.
Example:<\/em> \u20b945.60 \u00f7 3 = \u20b915.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Check Your Answer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Multiply your answer to confirm.
\ud83d\udd01 Check: \u20b950 \u00d7 4 = \u20b9200
If it matches the total, your answer is correct! \u2714\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Understand Real-Life Situations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Word problems may include:
\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f Sharing shopping bills
\ud83c\udf55 Splitting the cost of food
\ud83c\udf81 Dividing money for gifts
\ud83d\ude8c Sharing travel expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Write Final Answers Clearly<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Always write money with the symbol and decimal.
\ud83d\udcb2 \u20b948.50
\ud83d\udca1 Not: 48.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Remainders in Money Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If the money doesn’t divide evenly, convert to paise to avoid remainders.
\ud83d\udca1 Example: \u20b97 \u00f7 2 \u2192 \u20b9700 paise \u00f7 2 = 350 paise = \u20b93.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b50 Use Keywords to Understand the Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Look for words like:
\u27a1\ufe0f Share equally<\/strong>
\u27a1\ufe0f Each person gets<\/strong>
\u27a1\ufe0f Split<\/strong>
\u27a1\ufe0f Divided among<\/strong>
These tell you to divide<\/strong>. \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1) Eli works as a house painter. He worked for 6 hours and earned \u20b960. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much did Eli earn per hour?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20b9____<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Divide the total amount earned by the number of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eli earned \u20b910 per hour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2) Ava bought 9 peppermint candies that each cost the same amount. The total cost was \u20b94.50. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was the price of each candy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20b9______<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Divide the total cost by the number of peppermint candies.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The price of each peppermint candy is \u20b90.50.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3) Zach spends \u20b93.50 on 7 orange buttons. The buttons all cost the same amount. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the cost of each button?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20b9_____<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Divide the total cost by the number of orange buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The cost of each orange button is \u20b90.50.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let’s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Divide money amounts: word problems Key Notes : \u2b50 Understand the Total Amount Before dividing, identify the total money given in the problem.\ud83d\udca1 Example: \u20b9120, $50, \u20b975 etc.\ud83d\udcb0 Total amount is the number you divide. \u2b50 Identify the Number of Groups \/ People Word problems tell you how many people get equal money or howContinue reading “I.4 Divide money amounts: word problems”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16379,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191\/revisions\/16379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}