Division Word Problems

Emily is a baker.  She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags.  How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48
• 60
• 6
• 4

Abigail planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows.  How many pumpkin seeds did Abigail plant in each row?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

William has 36 books.  He can put 9 books on each shelf in his bookshelf.  How many bookshelves can he fill with books?

• 4
• 9
• 12
• 36

Tommy went to the zoo and counted 8 flamingos. How many legs did he count in all? 

• 16
• 4
• 10
• 12

A teacher bought 12 packets of crayons. Seven of the packets had 9 crayons and the other five packets had 10 crayons How many crayons did the teacher buy in all?

• 113
• 50
• 63
• 120

Mr. Smith baked 3 trays of 36 cookies. After they cooled he put the cookies evenly into 4 bags. How many cookies did Mr. Smith place in each bag?

• 33
• 25
• 27
• 29

Chris baked 86 blueberry muffins. Her sisters ate 5 of them. Chris divided the remaining muffins equally among 9 plates. How many muffins did she put on each plate?

• 45 muffins
• 81 muffins
• 9 muffins
• 14 muffins

Sue bought 3 t-shirts for $8 each. She paid with a $50 bill. How much change should she get back? 

• $58
• $24
• $26
• $15

Don drives a total of 4 miles 2 times a day. How many miles does he drive in 5 days? 

• $11
• $18
• $40
• $20

Jonathan does 8 push-ups every minute. If he continues at the same rate, how many push-ups will he do in 5 minutes? 

• 13
• 32
• 40
• 48