Division Word Problems

1. Caroline ordered 621 shirts. She plans to decorate the shirts and sell them in packages. Each package will have 5 shirts. How many packages of shirts will she be able to sell?

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2. Tom has 69 video games to put in an album case. Each page can hold 6 video games. If he fills each page, how many video games will be on the last page?

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• 2

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• 4

3. The 4^th graders from Smith Elementary School are going to read to groups of 2^nd graders for Dr. Seuss’s Read Across America Day. Each 4^th grader will read to a group of four 2^nd graders. There are 184 2^nd graders. How many 4^th grade readers will they need?

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4. A hotel elevator holds 6 people. Yesterday, 367 people used the elevator. What is the fewest number of trips the elevator had to make yesterday?

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• 62 R1

Harmony and her 6 friends are using 293 beads to make bracelets. They share the beads evenly but some were left over. How many beads does Harmony get if she gets the extra beads for her bracelets?

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• 47

6. A store sold 448 TVs last year.

· The store sold 4 different brands of TVs.

· The store sold the same number of each brand of TV.

How many of each brand of TV did the store sell?

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• 89 R3

• 90

• 91

7. Evan earned $136 by watering his neighbor’s flowers every day for four weeks. How much money did he earn per week?

• $34

• $35

• $36

• $37

8. A furniture store received an order for 553 chairs. They can fit 8 chairs in a large shipping box. How many shipping boxes will they need to ship all of the chairs?

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9. Tabitha is having a party. She has $157 to spend on candy. Each container of candy costs $7. How many containers of candy will she be able to purchase?

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10. A high school art teacher ordered 413 paint brushes. The paint brushes were divided equally between four grade levels at the school. How many paint brushes did each grade level receive?

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