Mathematics Grade 7

W1 - Lesson 1: Divisibility Rules

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 Important Concepts of Grade 7 Mathematics Materials
W1 - Lesson 1.........................................................................Divisibility Rules Required
W1 - Lesson 2....................................................................... Decimal Numbers
W1 - Lesson 3......................................................................................Fractions Math set
W1 - Lesson 4................. Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers,Percents, and Calculator
Decimals
W1 - Lesson 5..................................Integers, Number Lines, and Sequencing
W1 - Quiz No Textbook
Required
W2 - Lesson 1...................... Table of Values and Graphing Linear Equations
W2 - Lesson 2................................Modeling Expressions, Equations, and the This is a stand-
alone course.
Preservation of Equality
W2 - Lesson 3................................................... Algebra and Linear Equations
W2 - Lesson 4......................................................................................Statistics
W2 - Lesson 5............................... Circle Graphs and Calculating Probability
W2 - Quiz

W3 - Lesson 1.......................................................................................... Circles

W3 - Lesson 2....................................... Area of Triangles and Parallelograms
W3 - Lesson 3.............................................................................Line Segments
W3 - Lesson 4................................... Parts and Plotting on a Cartesian Plane
W3 - Lesson 5..........................................................................Transformations
W3 - Quiz
Mathematics Grade 7
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Preview/Review W1 - Lesson 1
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Grade Seven Mathematics

W1 – Lesson 1:

Divisibility Rules
Preview/Review Concepts W1 - Lesson 1 Mathematics Grade 7

W1 – Lesson 1: Divisibility Rules

Objective:

• I can tell if a number can be divided by 2, 5, or 10.

Looking for Divisibility Patterns

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Circle any boxes with numbers that are
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
multiples of 2. Do you see a pattern?
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
2. Put an X through any boxes with numbers
that are multiples of 5. Do you see a 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
pattern? 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
3. Colour any boxes with numbers that are 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
multiples of 10. Do you see a pattern? 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Practice
A number is divisible
Complete the chart. Put a () if the
• by 2, when the last digit is EVEN number is divisible by 2, 5, or 10;
put a () if it is not.
• by 5, when the last digit is 0 or 5
2 5 10
• by 10, when the last digit is 0
540   
330
1 432
2 256
58 125
If a number is divisible by 10, it is also 950
divisible by _______ and _______. 6 395

2278 is a multiple of 2; 2278 is also divisible by 2.

Multiple of and divisible by are very similar!

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Objective:

• I can tell if a number can be divided by 4 and 8.

Practice

A number is divisible Complete the chart. Put a () if the

number is divisible by 2, 4, or 8; put a ()
• by 4, when the last two if it is not.
digits are a multiple of 4
2 4 8
• by 8, when the last three Example: 2012
digits are a multiple of 8
2012   
330 - 2 is even, 2012
is divisible by 2
1 432
2 140 - 12 is 4×3, 2012
is divisible by 4
58 125
If a number is divisible by 4, it is also 720 - 2012 is not
6 397 divisible by 8
always divisible by ______.

If a number is divisible by 8, it is also

always divisible by ______ and ______.

Hint: Putting a number
in overlapping parts of
the loops means the
Venn Diagram number is divisible by
both or by all.

Draw a Venn diagram with three loops. Label the loops

"divisible by 2", "divisible by 4", and "divisible by 8".

Put these numbers into the Venn Diagram.

26, 48, 224, 460, 1046, 1088, 1784

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Objective:

• I can tell if a number can be divided by 3, 6, and 9.

Practice

Complete the chart. Put a ()

A number is divisible
if the number is divisible by 2,
• by 3, when the sum of the 3, 6, or 9; put a () if it is not.
digits are a multiple of 3
2 4 8 9
• by 6, when it is also divisible
by 2 and 3
4410    
721
• by 9, when the sum of the 1 527
digits are a multiple of 9
2 240
58 125
720
6 396

If a number is divisible by 9, it is also

always divisible by ______.

Carroll Diagram

Sort the following numbers into the proper position on the chart.

24, 32, 55, 72, 252, 1104, 1248, 9116, 11 337

Divisible by 3 Not Divisible by 3

Divisible by 4

Not Divisible
by 4

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Objective:

• I can explain why a number is never divisible by 0.

Twelve apples are on a table. If 3 people sit at the table, how many apples can each person
have?

12 ÷ 3 = __________

What if no one sits at the table?

12 ÷ 0 = ______________

A guide needs to take 8 people across a river. How many times will he have to travel back
and forth if the boat can take 2 passengers at a time?

8 ÷2 = __________

How many times would it take if

the boat could fit only the guide?

8÷0= ______________

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Summary and Practice:

• Using what you learned answer the following questions

1. In your own words, write the correct divisibility rule in each section.

2 3 4 5

6 8 9 10
Divisibility Rules
2. Write T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false:

�������� a. A number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.

�������� b. A number divisible by 4 is also divisible by 2.

�������� c. A number divisible by 5 is also divisible by 10.

3. Explain, using divisibility rules, how you know the number 5439 is a multiple of 3
but not a multiple of 9?

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4. Complete the chart. Put a () if the number is divisible by 2, 3, 6, or 9; put a () if it
is not.


2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10
4 410        
34
645
1 458
2 823
7 420
6 396

5. Use the digits 0 to 9. Replace the __ in each number to make a number divisible by
4. Find as many answers as you can.

a. 592___ b. 771 5___8 c. 95 ___16

6. What is the largest 4-digit number divisible by 5? How did you arrive at this
number?

7. Write a five-digit number that is divisible by 3 and 5. Explain how you came up
with your number.

8. If a number is divisible by 6 and 10, what is the smallest number other than 1 that
it is also divisible by? How do you know?

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9. Sam is babysitting 4 toddlers. He has 224 jellybeans in a bag. With 4 crying

kids hanging off him, how could Sam use divisibility rules to decide quickly if the
jellybeans could be split evenly 4 ways?

10. Andrew and Matthew discuss divisibility.

Andrew says, “280 is divisible by 5 and by 8.

5 × 8 = 40, so 280 is also divisible by 40.”

Matthew says, “296 is divisible by 4 and by 8.

4 × 8 = 32, so 296 is also divisible by 32.”

Are both Andrew and Matthew correct?

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