Double Digit Division Word Problems

After reading a word problem, what is the first step we discussed in class for solving it?

• Write out an equation

• Find what the question is asking

• Immediately write down a guess

• Eliminate extraneous details

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

What equation would you use to solve the following problem?

Mrs. Dye spent $2550 on prisms. She bought 28 prisms from Amazon, 39 prisms from a local store, and 8 prisms from out of town. If each prism cost the same, how much did each prism cost?

• 2550 + 28 + 39 + 8

• 2550 / (28+39)

• (28+39+8) x 2550

• 2550 / (28+39+8)

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Once you have found an answer to a word problem, what should you NOT do next?

• Reverse-solve the problem to make sure you did the math correctly. (If you divided, multiply it back to see if you did it right.)

• Make an estimate to check your answer against to see if it makes sense.

• Write it down as quickly as possible so you can move on.

• Check it against what the question was asking to make sure you actually answered the question.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

The school district needs buses for 1,012 students for a field trip.  If each bus holds 92 students, how many buses will be needed?

• 9
• 11
• 13
• 15

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

For Steve's Eagle scout project, community members totaled 3358 minutes of service. If 46 people helped volunteer, what was the average number of minutes per person spent volunteering?

• 73

• 68

• 72

• 63

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

There are 1,932 jelly beans in a jar. It is to be split between four classes. One class has 17 students, one class has 16 students. The other two classes have 18 students each. If they evenly divide up the jelly beans, how many will each student get?

• 18

• 31

• 25

• 28

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

An entire chocolate cake has 5,320 calories. If the cake is equally divided into 14 pieces, how many calories are in each piece?

• 354

• 380

• 392

• 408

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Sandra spent $612 on a new puppy. She had to borrow the money from her mom. If she pays her mom 36 dollars a month, how many months will it take her to pay off her debt?

• 15

• 17

• 23

• 19

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Over the course of one year, Gabe spent 1056 hours reading Foxtrot. On average, how many hours did he spend each month reading the comic?

• 86

• 88

• 90

• 92

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

There are 3,015 people attending a banquet. The catering company has three sizes of tables. A small table seats 10 people, a medium seats 25 people, and a large table seats 45 people. What is the smallest number of tables they need to set up?

• 67

• 63

• 77

• 302

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2