DIVISION WORD QUESTIONS

John had 12 oranges. He put the oranges in small bags. Each bag had 4 oranges. How many bags did he use?

• 5
• 3
• 4
• 2

A class teacher had 36 exercise book. She gave each pupil 4 exercise books. How many pupils received the books?

• 12
• 6
• 9
• 15

In a basket there were 32 mangoes. The mangoes were shared equally among 8 children. How many mangoes did each get?

Michael had 56 sweets. He shared the sweets equally among 7 children. How many sweets did each get?

There were 72 people in a meeting. They were sitting in groups of 8 people. How many groups were there?

• 9
• 7
• 10
• 12

there were 80 apples in a basket. The apples were packed into 8 smaller containers. All containers had equal number of apples. How many apples were in each smaller container?

• 5
• 15
• 20
• 10

A class teacher had 42 exercise books. She shared the books equally among 6 pupils. How many books did each get?

Tim arranged 56 cards in packets. Each packet holds 7 cards. How many packets did he use?

• 8
• 12
• 10
• 6

Jane had 20 pencils. He shared them equally among his four children. How many pencils did each child get?

Peter arranged 35 books in seven shelves. Each shelf had the same number of books. How many pancakes were in each shelf?