Basic Division Word Problems

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

There are 45 students in the 7th grade band class.  The director wants to put them into rows of 5 students.  How many rows will he need?

• 10

• 5

• 3

• 9

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

• 5

• 9

• 7

• 4

Kim mother wants to make 3 ribbons of equal length.  She has 21 inches of ribbon.  How long will each ribbon be?

• 12 inches

• 3 inches

• 7 inches

• 5 inches

A cereal box holds 18 cups of cereal.  Each serving is 2 cups.  How many servings are in the box?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 9

Shontal had 70 pine cones. She divided them equally into 10 bowls. How many pine cones are in each bowl?

• 10

• 70

• 7

• 700

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

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.

Logan, Abdiel, Leo, and JJ 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.