Division Word Problems

Susan had 20 pieces of candy. She was going to share them equally with herself and 3 friends. How many pieces will each person get?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Joseph had 25 trophies. He put an equal number of trophies on each of his 5 shelves. How many trophies were on each shelf?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,344 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves, how many books fit equally on each shelf?

• 293

• 1

• 294

• 469

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Marc drove 448 miles to go to see a basketball game. He drove for 8 hours. What is the average number of miles Marc drove each hour?

• 56

• 65

• 1045

• 20,216

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

• 6

• 24

• 7

• 25

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves, how many books fit equally on each shelf?

• 293

• 1

• 294

• 469

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 570 students at a school. If each classroom holds 30 students, how many classrooms are needed at the school? 

• 15

• 19

• 17,100

• 600

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Tim bought 405 crayons that came in packs of 15. How many packs of crayons did Tim buy? 

• 6,075

• 27

• 25

• 420

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A farmer has 26 employees. He pays each employee $410 per week. After paying his workers for one week, he has $162 left. How much did the farmer have at first?

• $162

• $572

• At first the farmer had $3,280.

• At first the farmer had $10,822.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The answer to a division question is called . . . 

• Divisor

• Multiplier

• Quotient

• Sum

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2