Kenny is providing dinner to 12 families who need food. each family is the same size. the families chose the food items that they would like to receive. the table below shows each food item, the amount of each food item that he has to share, and the number of families that requested each food item.
food item
number of pounds available
number of families receiving item chicken 113.4 9 rolls 6.6 12 mashed potatoes 28.5 10 corn 18.92 11 green bean casserole 5.37 3
kenny is unsure of how much to give each family. can you him divide up dinner for the families in need? part 1 directions: fill in the chart to estimate the amount of each type of food that each family wil receive. use compatible numbers to you estimate.
food item
rounded number of pounds available
rounded number of families receiving item
division expression
estimated amount each family receives
chicken  rolls ÷ mashed potatoes ÷ corn ÷ green bean casserole ÷ part 2
directions: fill in the chart with the total amount, in pounds, of each food item each family will receive.
2
food item
number of pounds available
number of families receiving item
division expression
amount each family receives
chicken 113.4 9 113.4 9  rolls 6.6 12 6.6 12  mashed potatoes 28.5 10 28.5 10  corn 18.92 11 18.92 11  green bean casserole 5.37 3 5.37 3  part 3
directions: answer the questions using the table from part 2. 1. sashia’s family received all the food items shown. how many pounds did her family receive? 2. sashia’s neighbor, leslie, was also in need of food. sashia divided what was given to her by two and gave it to leslie’s family. how many pounds of food did sashia give to her neighbor?