Division Word Problems

If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 2 slices, how many slices are left?

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A teacher has 90 pencils and wants to give them to 10 students equally. How many pencils will each student receive?

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A school has 60 chairs and wants to arrange them in rows of 10. How many rows will there be?

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Sarah has 18 apples and wants to divide them equally among 2 baskets. How many apples will each basket have?

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Answer explanation

To find out how many apples each basket will have, divide the total number of apples (18) by the number of baskets (2). 18 ÷ 2 = 9. Therefore, each basket will have 9 apples.

A teacher has 24 markers and wants to distribute them equally among 3 students. How many markers will each student get?

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Answer explanation

To find out how many markers each student gets, divide the total number of markers (24) by the number of students (3). 24 ÷ 3 = 8. Therefore, each student will receive 8 markers.

If you divide 36 candies among 4 friends, how many candies does each friend get?

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Answer explanation

To find out how many candies each friend gets, divide the total number of candies (36) by the number of friends (4). So, 36 ÷ 4 = 9. Therefore, each friend gets 9 candies.

There are 54 books on a shelf, and they need to be arranged in 6 equal stacks. How many books will be in each stack?

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Answer explanation

To find the number of books in each stack, divide the total number of books (54) by the number of stacks (6). 54 ÷ 6 = 9. Therefore, each stack will have 9 books.

If you have 72 marbles and you want to divide them equally among 8 friends, how many marbles will each friend get?

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Answer explanation

To find out how many marbles each friend gets, divide the total number of marbles (72) by the number of friends (8). 72 ÷ 8 = 9. Therefore, each friend will get 9 marbles.

A gardener has 81 flowers and wants to plant them in 9 equal rows. How many flowers will be in each row?

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Answer explanation

To find the number of flowers in each row, divide the total number of flowers (81) by the number of rows (9). 81 ÷ 9 = 9. Therefore, there will be 9 flowers in each row.

If you divide 27 pencils among 3 students, how many pencils does each student get?

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Answer explanation

To find out how many pencils each student gets, divide 27 by 3. 27 ÷ 3 = 9. Therefore, each student receives 9 pencils.