Whole number division - Assessment practise

752 ÷ 16 =

1357 ÷ 23 =

1120 ÷ 18 =

1495 ÷ 33 =

6,000 ÷ 500 =

Answer explanation

For this one you could use your knowledge of place value and tackle it as 60 ÷ 5.

8,000 ÷ 80 =

Answer explanation

For this one you could use your knowledge of place value and tackle it as 800 ÷ 8.

The university needs to transport 5,190 fans from the stadium parking lot to the football game. If a van holds 7 people, about how many vans should the university plan to use? Choose the better estimate.

• 700 vans

• 950 vans

• 1,200 vans

• 600 vans

Answer explanation

A good way to estimate would be to change the numbers to 4,900 ÷ 7, linking to your knowledge of the 7 times table (7 x 7 = 49).

A hockey team wants to sell $3,626 worth of tickets. If each ticket costs $30, about how many tickets will the team have to sell to meet its goal? Choose the better estimate.

• 100 tickets

• 150 tickets

• 120 tickets

• 160 tickets

Answer explanation

For this one hopefully you estimated by changing to 3,600 ÷ 30, linking to your knowledge of the 3 times table (36 ÷ 3 = 12)

A school has $4,898 to buy new chairs. If each chair costs $50, about how many chairs can the school buy? Choose the better estimate.

• 50 chairs

• 100 chairs

• 10 chairs

• 1,000 chairs

Answer explanation

Hopefully you changed to 5,000 ÷ 50.

A town needs 2,349 bricks to build a new town square. If each box contains 29 bricks, how many boxes should the town purchase?