Basic Division Word Problems

Alison has 63 apples to give to kids. Each apple is sliced into 7 pieces. How many apples will each kid get if they are supposed to get 21 apple pieces each?

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A box of books weighs 27 pounds.  Each book weighs 3 pounds.  How many books are in the box?

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Mrs. Jones wants to put her recipes into an album. Each page will hold 6 recipes.  She has 36 recipes.  How many pages will she need?

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If there are 13 girls on the volleyball team.  There will be 4 cars going .  Each car can hold 3 players.  How many girls will still need a ride?  13 ÷ 4 = 3 r 1

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Mr. Smith needs each of his team members to have a new cap for the game.  The caps are sold in boxes of 4.  How many boxes will he need to buy if he has 22 players?  22 ÷ 4 = 5 r 2

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The new tables in the lunchroom will hold 8 students.  Mrs. Smith has 28 students at lunchtime. How many tables will be completely filled while they are in the lunchroom.  28 ÷8 = 3 r 4

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Katie is making bead necklaces for her friends. She has twenty-five beads and each necklace takes five beads. How many necklaces can Katie make? Draw a picture and write an equation to show your thinking.

Tom bought several boxes of books at a yard sale and ended up with twelve books total. If each box had two books how many boxes did he buy?

Tom bought several boxes of books at a yard sale and ended up with twelve books total. If each box had two books how many boxes did he buy? Draw a picture and an equation that shows this problem.

Katie is making bead necklaces for her friends. She has thirty-five beads and each necklace takes five beads. How many necklaces can Katie make?