Division Word Problems

Raleigh has 24 cookies.  4 kids share them equally.  How many cookies does each kid get?

• 28
• 24
• 20
• 6

There are 24 cupcakes.  Riley, Maggie, and Laura each have an equal amount of cupcakes.  How many cupcakes does each person have?

• 8
• 24

Caroline has 15 cuties. Caroline and her 2 sisters share them equally. How many cuties do each sister get?

• 5
• 15
• 17
• 3

Gretta places 32 stamps into groups of 8. How many groups of stamps are there?

• 3
• 4
• 6
• 7

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

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Savannah knitted 15 scarves in 3 different colors.  If she made the same number of scarves of each color, how many scarves of each color did she make?
3 x ___ = 15    15 ÷ 3 =___

• 4
• 5
• 9
• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A photographer needs to mail 16 pictures to a newspaper. If 4 pictures will fit in every envelope, how many envelopes will he need? 

• 4 envelopes
• 6 envelopes
• 24 envelopes
• 3 envelopes

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Carey bought 20 granola bars. If granola bars are sold in packs of 5, how many packs did she buy? 

• 20 packs 
• 5 packs
• 4 packs
• 3 packs

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3