Division Word Problems

Paul has 49 pieces of candy to pass out on Halloween. After passing out candy to 7 different kids Paul realizes he has no more candy left. Which of the following drawings represents how many pieces of candy Paul handed out to each of the 7 kids?

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Erica had a collection of 55 stuffed animals. She took out her favorite 7 animals and then equally divided the remaining animals between her 3 little sisters.

How many stuffed animals did each of Erica's sisters get?

• 128

• 6

• 34

• 16

Mrs. Vick has 4 boxes of drum sticks. There are 9 drum sticks in each box. Mrs. Vick them gave an equal number of drum sticks to 6 classes. How many drum sticks did each class receive?

• 7

• 6

• 30

• 36

A teacher buys 24 books. If she gives each student 4 books, how many students are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

Answer explanation

Dividing the total number of books (24) by the number of books each student receives (4) gives the number of students, which is 6.

Angela had 18 Pokemon cards. Her brother gave her 45 more Pokemon cards. She then divided her cards into 9 equal groups. How many Pokemon cards are in each group?

• 18 Pokemon cards

• 54 Pokemon Cards

• 7 Pokemon Cards

• 9 Pokemon Cards

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

• 4

• 1

• 3

• 12

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

• 5

• 6

• 2

• 7

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

• 8

• 3

• 4

• 7

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

It takes two grams of plastic to make a ruler. If a company had thirteen grams of plastic, how many entire rulers could they make?

• 6 rulers

• 7 rulers

• 1 gram

• What color were the rulers?