Division Word Problems

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?

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• 15

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

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• 380

• 483

• 408

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?

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• 72

• 63

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?

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• 23

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Pamela has 185 beads to put on the bracelets she is making. It takes 37 beads to make each bracelet. How many bracelets can Pamela make?

At the Fourth of July celebration, 1,408 ounces of lemonade will be shared equally by 88 people. How many ounces of lemonade will each person get?

Each picnic table at a park can seat 16 people. Mrs. Brown knows there will be 2014 people attending a community picnic. What is the minimum number of picnic tables she must reserve to make sure everyone has a seat?

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Donna uses 32 inches of ribbon on each picture frame she makes. A new spool holds 1021 inches of ribbon. How many picture frames could Donna make using 1 new spool of ribbon?

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• 32

The school librarian unpacked boxes containing 2,408 new books. She divided the books equally among the 28 elementary classes in the school. How many books did the school librarian give each class?

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• 88

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392 divided by 26

• 16 R 2

• 15 R 2

• 15 R 1

• 16 R 6