Division by 4 Word Problems

Mr. Starling wants to rearrange his closet of shoes.  There are 32 pairs of shoes in his closet.  He wants 4 rows of shoes.  How many pairs of shoes will go in each row?

• 7

• 28

• 36

• 8

When I am given a total and one of the factors in each or groups.  I am going to find the quotient by...

• adding

• subtracting

• dividing

• multiplying

The day after a party, 1/2 of the cake remains.  If 4 people share the rest of the cake equally, what fraction of the cake does each person get? 

• 4/2 of a cake

• 1/8 of a cake

• 8 cakes

• 1/4 of a cake

• A

• B

• C

• D

Sophia and Maddie baked 40 cookies. If they share them equally, how many cookies does each girl get?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 40

Joe made $24.00 dollars mowing lawns last week.  He charges 4 dollars per lawn.  How many lawns did he mow last week?

• 8

• 6

• 3

• 5

At the fair, all 28 students want to ride the Twister.  Each car will hold 4 people.  How many cars will they need ?

• 3

• 8

• 7

• 9

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