Division Word Problems

Divide with Word Problems

Use equal groups to solve division word problems!

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Before we start:

For you, what is the hardest part of division word problems?

• Setting up an equation.

• Finding the numbers to use in an equation.

• Solving the equation.

• Showing your work.

You already know...

how to put numbers into fact families and split them into equal groups.

You will learn...

how to solve division word problems using fact families and equal groups.

The key to unlock division word problems....

• Read the problem.

• Circle important numbers.

• Underline important words.

• Draw a picture.

• Solve!

Watch this video and start to think about division word problems.

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Let's work together!

Noah has 45 soccer balls. He splits the total number of soccer balls up into 5 equal bags. How many soccer balls are in each of the bags?

Multiple Choice

Noah has 45 soccer balls. He splits the total number of soccer balls up into 5 equal bags. How many soccer balls are in each of the bags?

• 9

• 7

• 8

• 6

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Mrs. Goulet brought 4 evenly divided boxes of muffins to class. There are 28 muffins altogether. How many muffins are in each box?

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Goulet brought 4 evenly divided boxes of muffins to class. There are 28 muffins altogether. How many muffins are in each box?

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 8

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Lila scooped 16 scoops of ice cream evenly onto 8 cones. How many scoops of ice cream are on each cone?

Multiple Choice

Lila scooped 16 scoops of ice cream evenly onto 8 cones. How many scoops of ice cream are on each cone?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 1

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Kendra puts 18 fish into X fish tanks. She put 6 fish into each tank. The number sentence below can be used to find how many fish tanks Kendra used.

18 ÷ X = 6

How many tanks did Kendra use?

Multiple Choice

Kendra puts 18 fish into X fish tanks. She put 6 fish into each tank. The number sentence below can be used to find how many fish tanks Kendra used.

18 ÷ X = 6

How many tanks did Kendra use?

• 5

• 2

• 9

• 3

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Tyler puts 60 bags of M & M's into X boxes. He put 6 bags of M & M's into each box. The number sentence below can be used to find how many boxes Tyler used.

60 ÷ X = 6

How many boxes did Tyler use?

Multiple Choice

Tyler puts 60 bags of M & M's into X boxes. He put 6 bags of M & M's into each box. The number sentence below can be used to find how many boxes Tyler used.

60 ÷ X = 6

How many boxes did Tyler use?

• 10

• 1

• 9

• 7

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Cadence puts 30 stuffed animals into X bags. She put 5 stuffed animals into each bag. The number sentence below can be used to find how many bags Cadence used.

30 ÷ X = 5

How many bags did Cadence use?

Multiple Choice

Cadence puts 30 stuffed animals into X bags. She put 5 stuffed animals into each bag. The number sentence below can be used to find how many bags Cadence used.

30 ÷ X = 5

How many bags did Cadence use?

• 2

• 5

• 6

• 7

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Chris has 28 cactus plants. He splits his cactus plants in 7 even rows. How many cactus plants are in each row?

Fill in the Blank

There are 50 toes in the swimming pool. Each person has 10 toes. How many people are in the pool?

Fill in the Blank

Oliver puts 33 cupcakes onto X plates. He put 11 cupcakes onto each plate. The number sentence below can be used to find to find how many plates Oliver used.

33 ÷ X = 11

How many plates did Oliver use?

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To wrap up:

For you, what is the hardest part about division word problems?

• Setting up an equation.

• Finding the numbers to use in an equation.

• Solving the equation.

• Showing your work.