Dividing numbers ending with zeroes

Each story asks your child to pick out two numbers and decide which one is shared.

• Write the total and the number of groups before dividing
• Cross out matching zeros: 450 ÷ 50 becomes 45 ÷ 5 = 9
• Divide a six-digit amount by 10: $369,450 ÷ 10 = $36,945
• Divide by a two-digit number: $480,000 ÷ 24 = $20,000
• Finish with a sentence that names the unit

Multi-digit quotients come from 5.NBT.B.6 and build fluency for 6.NS.B.2.

Print page one and read each problem aloud together the first time.

• Underline the total in one color and the number of groups in another.
• Use the empty grid squares to write the division neatly, one digit per square.
• Ask for an answer sentence, such as "Each child will get 9 candies", not just a number.

The second page follows the same layout: two bullet points of data, a boxed division and the sentence.

• Dividing the wrong way round: 50 ÷ 450 makes no sense for sharing candies.
• Crossing out zeros unevenly: cancel the same number of zeros in both numbers only.
• Forgetting the dollar sign or the unit in the final sentence.

A quick check: multiply the answer back, since 36,945 × 10 = 369,450. Next, try stories with a remainder, where your child decides what to do with the leftovers.