52 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers 5. Translations and Applications Involving Division Several words and phrases imply division. A partial list is given in Table 1-4. Solving an Application Involving Division Example 8 A painting business employs 3 painters. The business collects $1950 for painting a house. If all painters are paid equally, how much does each person make? Answer 17. 13 cards Table 1-4 Word/Phrase Example In Symbols Divide Divide 12 by 3 or or Quotient The quotient of 20 and 2 or or Per 110 mi per 2 hr or or Divides into 4 divides into 28 or or Divided, or 64 shared equally among 4 or or shared equally among 464 64 4 64 4 428 28 4 28 4 2110 110 2 110 2 220 20 2 20 2 312 12 3 12 3 Solution: This is an example where $1950 is shared equally among 3 people. Therefore, we divide. and subtract. 3 6 18 Bring down the 5. and subtract. 3 5 15 Bring down the 0. and subtract. 3 0 0 The remainder is 0. 650 31950 18 15 15 00 0 0 Each painter makes $650. Skill Practice 17. Four people play Hearts with a standard 52-card deck of cards. If the cards are equally distributed, how many cards does each player get?
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