Max Maths, Year 4, Learn together, Word problems (1)

In a Year 4 mathematics lesson from Max Maths, students are introduced to the practical application of division through word problems. The lesson begins with a scenario that is both relatable and engaging: a box filled with 92 tomatoes needs to be evenly distributed into 4 paper bags. The question posed to the students is straightforward yet thought-provoking: how many tomatoes will each bag contain once they are divided equally?

To aid in visualising the problem, the lesson suggests making a model. Four paper bags are drawn, and the total number of tomatoes, 92, is placed above them. Students are prompted to divide the number 92 by the total number of bags, which is 4. A step-by-step division is illustrated: 92 divided by 4 equals 23. The model clearly shows the subtraction steps involved in the division process, and the answer is found with ease. Therefore, the solution to the word problem is that each bag will contain 23 tomatoes, demonstrating an effective and interactive way to understand and solve division word problems.