Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 3

MA19.3.6

Use the relationship between multiplication and division to represent division as an equation with an unknown factor.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Multiplication and division are related operations.
  • Using known multiplication facts and the relationship between multiplication and division, will help build fluency with division facts.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use the relationship between multiplication and division to find quotients.
  • Write a multiplication equation with a missing factor to represent a division situation.
  • Use symbols to represent an unknown quantity in equations.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Multiplication and division are related operations.
  • The dividend in a division equation is the same as the product in a related multiplication equation.

Vocabulary

  • Product
  • Quotient
  • Equation
  • Unknown factor
  • Dividend
  • Divisor
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