Division Adventures for 3rd Graders

Sarah has 24 apples and wants to divide them equally among 4 friends. How many apples will each friend get?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Answer explanation

To find out how many apples each friend gets, divide the total number of apples (24) by the number of friends (4). 24 ÷ 4 = 6. Therefore, each friend will get 6 apples.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

If you have 35 candies and you want to put them into bags with 5 candies each, how many bags will you need?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Answer explanation

To find the number of bags needed, divide the total candies by the number of candies per bag: 35 ÷ 5 = 7. Therefore, you will need 7 bags to hold all the candies.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tom has 50 marbles and he wants to share them equally with his 4 friends. How many marbles will each friend get, and how many will be left over?

• 12 marbles each, 2 left over

• 10 marbles each, 0 left over

• 10 marbles each, 2 left over

• 12 marbles each, 0 left over

Answer explanation

To find out how many marbles each friend gets, divide 50 by 5 (Tom and his 4 friends). Each friend gets 10 marbles, and 2 marbles are left over (50 - 10*5 = 2). Thus, the correct answer is 10 marbles each, 2 left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

• 36

• 6

• 0

• 1

Answer explanation

In the division problem 36 ÷ 6 = 6, the dividend is the number being divided. Here, 36 is divided by 6, making 36 the dividend. Therefore, the correct answer is 36.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

A farmer has 81 oranges and wants to pack them into boxes with 9 oranges each. How many boxes can he fill?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Answer explanation

To find out how many boxes the farmer can fill, divide the total number of oranges (81) by the number of oranges per box (9). 81 ÷ 9 = 9. Therefore, the farmer can fill 9 boxes.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

If you divide 29 by 4, what is the remainder?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

To find the remainder of 29 divided by 4, perform the division: 29 ÷ 4 = 7 with a remainder of 3. Thus, the correct answer is 3.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

• 45

• 5

• 9

• 0

Answer explanation

In the division problem 45 ÷ 5 = 9, the divisor is the number that divides another number. Here, 5 is the divisor, as it divides 45 to give the result of 9.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Emma has 56 stickers and wants to give them equally to her 7 friends. How many stickers will each friend receive?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Answer explanation

To find out how many stickers each friend receives, divide the total stickers by the number of friends: 56 ÷ 7 = 8. Therefore, each friend will receive 8 stickers.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

If you have 23 pencils and you want to divide them into groups of 5, how many full groups can you make and how many pencils will be left over?

• 4 full groups, 3 left over

• 4 full groups, 2 left over

• 5 full groups, 3 left over

• 5 full groups, 2 left over

Answer explanation

To find how many full groups of 5 can be made from 23 pencils, divide 23 by 5. This gives 4 full groups (20 pencils) with 3 pencils left over. Thus, the correct answer is 4 full groups, 3 left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Which of the following division problems has a remainder of 1?

Answer explanation

To find the remainder, divide each number. For 10 ÷ 3, the quotient is 3 and the remainder is 1. For 15 ÷ 4, the remainder is 3; for 20 ÷ 5, the remainder is 0; and for 25 ÷ 6, the remainder is 1. Thus, 10 ÷ 3 is correct.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6