Division word problems

Division word problems

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.6

Find whole-number quotients and remainders. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

Multiple Choice

Darren has 21 candy bars and 7 bags. If he puts the same number of candy bars in each bag, how many candy bars will be in each bag?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What is a remainder?

• ??

• The answer to a problem

• A number that is leftover after the problem.

• None of the above.

Multiple Choice

Adam bought thirty-four pieces of candy to give to five of this friends. If he wants to give each friend the same amount, how many pieces would he have left for himself? 34 ÷ 5= 6 r 4

• 6

• 4

• 7

Multiple Choice

A cookie bakery had two employees. She bought eleven aprons. If she wanted to give each employee the same number of aprons, how many aprons does she have left? 11÷2= 5 r 1

• 5

• 6

• 1

Multiple Choice

A truck can hold two boxes. If you needed to move nine boxes across town, how many trips would you need to make? 9÷2= 4 r1

• 4

• 5

• 1

Multiple Choice

Each house a carpenter builds needs three sinks. If he bought fourteen sinks, how many houses would that cover? 14÷3= 4 r2

• 4

• 2

• 5

Multiple Choice

A coat factory had forty-four coats. If they wanted to put them into seven boxes, with the same number of coats in each box, how many extra coats would they have left over? 44÷7= 6 r2

• 2 coats

• 6 coats

• 7 coats

Multiple Choice

The tallest water slide is 49 meters tall. Bluey and Bingo want to build a slide that is 5 meters taller. They build the slide in sections that are each 6 meters tall.

Which equation can we use to find

n, the number of sections B should use to meet their goal?

• (49+5)÷6=n

• (49−5)÷6=n

• (49+5)×6=n

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Multiple Choice

A teacher bought 580 straws for their class to use to build straw towers. They divided the straws evenly among 6 groups. In a cupboard, they found 25

more straws to give each group.

Which equation can we use to find n, the number of straws each group received?

• 580÷6−25=n

• 580÷6+25=n

• 580÷6÷25=n

Poll

How do you feel about division?

• easy

• I'm starting to get it.

• Still hard.

• Not getting it at all.