Dividing by 1-digit numbers

Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9, at most one time each, place a digit in each box to create the smallest (or largest) whole number quotient.

Hint

What does the number on the left represent? What does the number on the right represent? What digits should we use? Which digits should we not use?

Answer

Smallest: 126 ÷ 9 = 14
Largest: 987 ÷ 1 = 987

Source: Ellen Metzger

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17 comments

  1. I really like this problem! I actually got a different answer by dividing 123/9 which is 13 2/3. I’m going to share this with some teachers tomorrow and I may add something along the lines as “without a remainder”.

  2. Never mind! I just read the problem again alittle more carefully and saw the words “whole number quotient”! Great problem, thanks!

  3. 189 R6
    7|129
    – 7 l 66
    6 2 189
    – 5 6 x 7
    6 9 3 ,1 2 9 (3+6=9) something when wrong and I don’t know what happen but
    -6 3 I tried my best.
    6

  4. 47 3
    5|235 47
    – 20l x 5
    35 235
    – 35
    0

  5. 456\9=211

  6. 100/5 = 20

  7. by using 20 nickels

  8. 102/6 = 17

  9. Danitza Marenco

    2/1=2

  10. 126 divided by 5=25

  11. yulianna hernandez

    126 divided by 9 equals 14

  12. I did 286 divided by 4 = 71.2 or 71 with a remainder of 2

  13. 987 divide 1= 987 it is the only thing I could come up with

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