Question

Use mental math to solve the following division problems.

24,000 ÷ 8
Answer:

140 ÷ 20
Answer:

2,500 ÷ 50
Answer:

Answers

GPT-4o mini
Sure! Here are the solutions to the division problems using mental math:

1. **24,000 ÷ 8**
To simplify:
24,000 can be thought of as 24 (thousands) divided by 8.
24 ÷ 8 = 3
Therefore, 24,000 ÷ 8 = 3,000.
Answer: **3,000**

2. **140 ÷ 20**
To simplify:
140 can be divided by 20 directly.
140 ÷ 20 = 7
Answer: **7**

3. **2,500 ÷ 50**
To simplify:
2,500 can be thought of as 25 (hundreds) divided by 50.
25 ÷ 50 = 0.5
Since we are dividing a quantity by 50, we multiply it by 10 as both 2,500 and 50 can be simplified:
2,500 ÷ 50 = 50.
Answer: **50**

So the answers are:
1. **3,000**
2. **7**
3. **50**