Dividing Whole Numbers

Chef Sanchez used a total of 2,718 pounds of vegetables at his restaurant over a period of 18 days. He used about the same amount of vegetables each day. Which choice is closest to the amount of vegetables Chef Sanchez used each day?

• 21 pounds

• 27 pounds

• 151 pounds

• 227 pounds

A store owner ordered 810 cases of cereal bars to sell in 15 of his stores. Each store will receive the same number of cases. How many cases will each store receive?

• 54 cases

• 64 cases

• 74 cases

• 44 cases

Ray is reading a novel with 408 pages. If he reads 24 pages each day, how many days will it take him to finish reading the novel?

• 16 days

• 17 days

• 18 days

• 19 days

A baker bakes 48 cupcakes per batch. What is the fewest number of batches the baker needs to bake if there is an order for 250 cupcakes?

• 5 batches

• 6 batches

• 7 batches

• 9 batches

Marla had 486 jellybeans in a jar. She gave all of the jellybeans to the members of her math club. She gave each of the 18 members the same number of jellybeans. How many jellybeans did Marla give to each member?

• 8 jelybeans

• 18 jelybeans

• 27 jellybeans

• 30 jellybeans

Nelly had to separate her 6,225 silver coins into equal groups. She put the coins into 83 groups. How many coins were in each group?

• 76 coins

• 75 coins

• 65 coins

• 50 coins

Sally had 4,344 pictures and 12 picture albums. If each album held the same number of pictures, how many pictures fit into each album?

• 362 pictures

• 434 pictures

• 435 pictures

• 521 pictures

There are 3,425 hammering nails on a table. John equally divided the nails into seven boxes. How many nails are in each box and how many nails are left over?

• 489 nails in each box, with 0 left over

• 489 nails in each box, with 2 left over

• 3,418 nails in each box, with 0 left over

• 3,432 nails in each box, with 1 left over

There are 252 students going on a field trip. Each bus can hold 42 students. How many buses are needed so all students can go on the field trip?

• 5 buses

• 6 buses

• 7 buses

• 9 buses

A band is offering a special rate for tickets to groups of 20 people for a total cost of $860. For groups of 10 people, the same tickets would cost $590. What is the savings per ticket for having a group of 20 rather than a group of 10?

• $16

• $43

• $59

• $102