Pumpkin Division Homework
5th Grade Mathematics • Division with 2-Digit Divisors
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PUMPKIN PATCH DIVISION
Part 1: Independent Practice • 3-Digit Dividends ÷ 2-Digit Divisors
Score Tracker ____ / 4 Problems
Directions: Solve each division problem using the standard algorithm. Use the expanded workspace to show your estimation, multiplication, and subtraction steps clearly. Record your quotient and any remainder on the answer line.
Problem 1 432 ÷ 18
18
432
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Quotient:
Remainder:
Problem 2 589 ÷ 25
25
589
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Quotient:
Remainder:
Problem 3 945 ÷ 15
15
945
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Remainder:
Problem 4 845 ÷ 36
36
845
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Remainder:
Pumpkin Patch Harvest Check Cross off answers as you find them!
🎃 Patch A 23 R 14
🎃 Patch B 24
🎃 Patch C 23 R 17
🎃 Patch D 63
5th Grade Mathematics • Division Reasoning & Applications
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PUMPKIN HARVEST: MASTER CHALLENGE
Part 2: Real-World Scenarios, Remainder Interpretation & Error Analysis
Challenge Level Reasoning • 5th Grade
Challenge Task 1
The Autumn Festival Crate Dilemma
Farmer Caleb harvested 860 mini-pumpkins. He packs them into crates of 35 pumpkins each. (Calculation: 860 ÷ 35)
35
860
Answer: _____ R _____
a) How many full crates can Caleb pack for the festival?
Caleb can pack full crates.
b) How many leftover pumpkins cannot fill a complete crate?
There are pumpkins left over.
c) How many more mini-pumpkins does Caleb need to pack one additional full crate?
He needs more pumpkins.
Challenge Task 2
Pumpkin Detective: Spot & Fix the Mistake
Penelope divided 742 ÷ 28 and got 25 R 42. Explain why this remainder is impossible without redoing all the steps, then find the correct quotient.
Explain Penelope's error (Hint: compare remainder and divisor):
28
742
Correct: _____ R _____
Challenge Task 3
The Giant Prize Pumpkin: Estimation & Reasonableness
A champion pumpkin weighs 984 pounds. It is loaded onto carts holding 42 pounds each (984 ÷ 42).
Step A: Mental Estimate
Use compatible numbers:
______ ÷ ______ ≈ ______
Estimated quotient: ~ ______
42
984
Exact: _____ R _____
Step C: Reasonableness
Is your exact answer reasonable? Why?
Mastery Focus: Place Value, Estimation & Interpreting Remainders Autumn Math Challenge • Page 2 of 2