One-Step Division Word Problems

Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?

• 156 inches
• 36 inches
• 83 inches
• 93 inches

Sami, Joeli, Angel, and Eli bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?

• Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.
• Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.
• Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.
• Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

Emily is a baker.  She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags.  How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48
• 60
• 6
• 4

Abigail planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows.  How many pumpkin seeds did Abigail plant in each row?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

Abby went for a 12- mile bike ride.  She stopped every 3 miles to take pictures.  How many times did Abby stop during her bike ride?

• 3
• 4
• 9
• 15

William has 36 books.  He can put 9 books on each shelf in his bookshelf.  How many bookshelves can he fill with books?

• 4
• 9
• 12
• 36

Gary has 36 books. He has 9 times as many as Tony. How many does Tony have?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 324

A book shelf will hold 8 text books. Mrs. Thomas has 42 books. How many shelves will she need?

• 5

• 6

• 336

• 50

a bus holds 30 students. There are 100 students in 4th grade. How many buses will be needed for a field trip?

• 5

• 3,000

• 3

• 4

A fourth grade class has 22 students. Each box of crayons has 24 colors. If each student brings 2 boxes crayons for school supplies, how many crayons is that in all?

• 1056
• 1048
• 1156
• 1088