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Center focal point: a bright 3D tile array made of rounded square blocks arranged as 3 rows by 4 columns (12 total). The blocks use two-tone shading with a blue gradient (#2F80ED to #56CCF2) to show rows clearly. To the right of the array, a large, crisp division equation appears in bold kid-friendly type: “12 ÷ 3 = 4”, with the 12 subtly highlighted to show it is the total. Above the array, a small label says “rows” with a thin arrow; along the side, another label says “columns” with an arrow, helping prevent row/column confusion. Background: a smooth warm off-white to pale yellow gradient (#FFF7E6 to #FFE8B3) with very faint math icons (tiny dots and plus signs) barely visible. 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Division sentences start with the total, not the number of rows.","This would mean 12 dots split into 12 groups, which would be 1 in each group, not 3.","Correct! 12 total dots split into 3 equal rows means 4 dots in each row."],"options":["12 ÷ 4 = 3","3 ÷ 12 = 4","12 ÷ 12 = 3","12 ÷ 3 = 4"],"question_id":"q1_array_div_sentence","related_micro_concepts":["division_sentences_arrays","divide_with_counters_arrays"],"discrimination_explanation":"12 is the total, and 3 is the number of rows (groups). So you divide the total by the number of groups to find how many are in each group: 12 ÷ 3 = 4. The other choices either swap the meaning (using 4 as the groups), reverse the numbers, or use the total as the divisor."},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":0.0,"question":"There are 20 stickers. You put them into 5 equal bags. What does 20 ÷ 5 tell you in this story?","option_explanations":["Correct! 20 ÷ 5 tells how many stickers are in each bag when you share equally.","This mixes up the meaning. The 5 already tells how many bags there are.","20 is the total, but it is not the answer to 20 ÷ 5.","This course uses problems with no leftovers, so we are not looking for a remainder."],"options":["It tells how many stickers are in each bag.","It tells how many bags you have.","It tells the total number of stickers you started with.","It tells how many stickers are left over."],"question_id":"q2_story_groups_or_each","related_micro_concepts":["division_equal_groups","division_facts_and_word_problems"],"discrimination_explanation":"In a fair-sharing story, total ÷ number of groups = number in each group. Here, 20 is the total stickers and 5 is the number of bags (groups), so the quotient is stickers per bag. The other choices confuse the quotient with the number of groups, restate the total, or add remainders (which we are not using)."},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":3.0,"question":"You have 24 crackers. You put 4 crackers on each plate. Which equation finds how many plates you need?","option_explanations":["Multiplying makes a bigger total. This story is about splitting 24 into groups.","This reverses the numbers. The division sentence should start with the total, 24.","This uses 6 before you know it. It does not match the story question.","Correct! 24 total crackers, with 4 in each plate, gives 6 plates."],"options":["24 × 4 = 96","4 ÷ 24 = 6","24 ÷ 6 = 4","24 ÷ 4 = 6"],"question_id":"q3_grouping_how_many_groups","related_micro_concepts":["divide_with_counters_arrays","division_facts_and_word_problems"],"discrimination_explanation":"This is a grouping problem: the group size is 4 per plate, and you are finding the number of groups (plates). So you divide the total by the number in each group: 24 ÷ 4 = 6. The distractors either use the answer as the divisor, use multiplication instead of division, or reverse the order."},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":2.0,"question":"You know 6 × ___ = 48. Which division sentence helps you find the missing factor?","option_explanations":["Addition does not undo multiplication in this situation.","This is a true related fact, but it uses 8 as if you already knew it.","Correct! 48 ÷ 6 finds the missing number that makes 6 × ? = 48.","This flips the numbers. You start division with the total, 48."],"options":["6 + 48 = 54","48 ÷ 8 = 6","48 ÷ 6 = 8","6 ÷ 48 = 8"],"question_id":"q4_missing_factor_via_division","related_micro_concepts":["unknown_factor_missing_factor","mult_div_sentences_arrays"],"discrimination_explanation":"When a factor is missing, you can use the inverse operation: if 6 × ? = 48, then 48 ÷ 6 = ?. That gives 8. The distractors either flip the division order, use the other division fact (which assumes you already know 8), or use addition."},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":0.0,"question":"Which set shows the full fact family for 3, 8, and 24?","option_explanations":["Correct! All four equations use the same three numbers and are true.","The multiplication facts are correct, but the division answers are wrong (24 ÷ 3 is 8, not 21).","These use addition and subtraction, not a multiplication/division fact family.","This has the right division facts, but the multiplication facts are wrong because 3 × 8 is 24, not 11."],"options":["3 × 8 = 24, 8 × 3 = 24, 24 ÷ 3 = 8, 24 ÷ 8 = 3","24 ÷ 3 = 21, 24 ÷ 8 = 16, 3 × 8 = 24, 8 × 3 = 24","3 + 8 = 11, 8 + 3 = 11, 24 − 3 = 21, 24 − 8 = 16","3 × 8 = 11, 8 × 3 = 11, 24 ÷ 3 = 8, 24 ÷ 8 = 3"],"question_id":"q5_fact_family_set","related_micro_concepts":["mult_div_sentences_arrays","unknown_factor_missing_factor"],"discrimination_explanation":"A multiplication/division fact family uses the same three numbers to make two multiplication and two division equations. For 3, 8, and 24, the product is 24. So the correct four facts are 3×8=24, 8×3=24, 24÷3=8, and 24÷8=3. The distractors either switch to addition/subtraction, use an incorrect product (11), or compute wrong quotients."},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":3.0,"question":"A picture shows 4 rows of 5 stars. Which equation matches the words ‘4 rows of 5’ best?","option_explanations":["This equals 20, but it matches the words “5 rows of 4,” not “4 rows of 5.”","This is a true division fact, but the question asked for the equation that matches the words “4 rows of 5.”","This is not a correct equation, and it also does not match the idea of rows and groups.","Correct! 4 groups (rows) with 5 in each group is 4 × 5 = 20."],"options":["5 × 4 = 20","20 ÷ 4 = 5","5 ÷ 4 = 20","4 × 5 = 20"],"question_id":"q6_rows_columns_language","related_micro_concepts":["division_sentences_arrays","mult_div_sentences_arrays"],"discrimination_explanation":"“4 rows of 5” means 4 groups, with 5 in each group, so the matching multiplication sentence is 4 × 5. While 5 × 4 has the same product, it matches different words (“5 rows of 4”). The division choices do not match the phrase ‘rows of.’"},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":2.0,"question":"A teacher has 30 pencils. She wants to make groups of 5 pencils for a class game. What is the best equation to find how many groups she can make?","option_explanations":["This reverses the numbers. In this story, 30 is the total and should come first.","This would be correct only if you already knew there were 6 groups. But the story asks you to find the number of groups.","Correct! With 30 pencils and 5 in each group, you can make 6 equal groups.","Multiplication would make a bigger number, but here you are splitting 30 into equal groups."],"options":["5 ÷ 30 = 6","30 ÷ 6 = 5","30 ÷ 5 = 6","30 × 5 = 150"],"question_id":"q7_choose_operation_from_story","related_micro_concepts":["divide_with_counters_arrays","division_facts_and_word_problems"],"discrimination_explanation":"This is ‘how many groups?’ because the group size is given (5 per group). So you divide total ÷ number in each group: 30 ÷ 5 = 6 groups. The distractors either use the answer as if it were known, use multiplication (which combines groups), or reverse the division order."},{"difficulty":"mastery","correct_option_index":0.0,"question":"You have 9 baseball cards and only 1 binder. If you put the cards equally into 1 binder, which sentence is true, and what does it mean?","option_explanations":["Correct! With 1 group, all 9 cards stay together, so 9 ÷ 1 = 9.","Dividing by 1 does not make the answer 1. It keeps the number the same.","Dividing by 0 is not allowed, and it does not match fair sharing.","9 ÷ 9 = 1 is a true fact, but it would mean 9 groups with 1 in each group, not 1 binder holding all 9 cards."],"options":["9 ÷ 1 = 9, it means all 9 cards stay together","9 ÷ 1 = 1, it means 1 card in the binder","9 ÷ 0 = 9, it means 0 groups is okay","9 ÷ 9 = 1, it means 9 binders"],"question_id":"q8_divide_by_one_meaning","related_micro_concepts":["division_equal_groups","division_facts_and_word_problems"],"discrimination_explanation":"Dividing by 1 means you have 1 group, so everything stays in that one group. So 9 ÷ 1 = 9, and it means there are 9 cards in the one binder. 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