Since some children will not understand the problem from this text alone, the teacher confirms the question by showing the students seven packs of 10 sheets of colored paper (as shown at right along with two individual sheets, and then explains, "the problem is to figure out how many sheets each person will get if you divide them up evenly between three people.”
The teacher ensures that the children are aware of the following points:
- This problem is similar to the previous lesson as it is about "equal distribution among three people." That is, they can find the answer by using a "division" formula.
-This problem is different from the previous lesson which looked at 69÷3 in that 3 does not go evenly into the number in either the tens or the ones place not divide every into each of the digits which make up the number 72.
Thus, the teacher helps students recognize that the purpose of this lesson is to figure out how to solve 72÷ 3