Division Word Problems: Finding Keywords & Checking Answers

A bakery made 240 cookies. If they want to pack them into boxes of 12 cookies each, how many boxes will they need? After packing, how many cookies will be left over?

• 20 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 18 boxes, 6 cookies left over

• 22 boxes, 4 cookies left over

• 20 boxes, 5 cookies left over

Sarah has 48 apples. She wants to divide them equally among her 6 friends. How many apples will each friend get? If she gives away 2 more apples, how many does she have left?

• 6 apples per friend, 50 apples left.

• 10 apples per friend, 44 apples left.

• 8 apples per friend, 40 apples left.

• 8 apples per friend, 46 apples left.

A farmer has 120 eggs. He wants to sell them in cartons of 10 eggs each. How many cartons can he fill? If he sells 5 cartons, how many eggs does he have left?

• 80 eggs

• 60 eggs

• 50 eggs

• 70 eggs

In a library, there are 360 books. If each shelf can hold 15 books, how many shelves are needed to hold all the books? If 3 shelves are already full, how many more shelves are needed?

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 22

A school has 250 students. If they are divided into groups of 5 for a project, how many groups will there be? If 2 groups are absent, how many students are present?

• 240 students

• 230 students

• 245 students

• 250 students

Tom has 90 marbles. He wants to share them equally with his 9 friends. How many marbles will each friend get? If he keeps 5 marbles for himself, how many does he have left?

• Each friend gets 5 marbles and Tom has 85 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 15 marbles and Tom has 75 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 10 marbles and Tom has 85 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 10 marbles and Tom has 90 marbles left.

A toy store has 150 toys. If they want to display them in sets of 10, how many sets can they make? If they sell 4 sets, how many toys are left in the store?

• 100 toys left in the store.

• 120 toys left in the store.

• 90 toys left in the store.

• 110 toys left in the store.

A gardener has 200 flowers. If he plants them in rows of 20, how many rows will he have? If he decides to plant 5 more flowers, how many flowers will be left unplanted?

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 5

A pizza shop made 180 slices of pizza. If they want to put them in boxes of 12 slices each, how many boxes will they need? If they sell 10 boxes, how many slices are left?

• 50 slices left

• 60 slices left

• 70 slices left

• 40 slices left

Lisa has 300 stickers. She wants to give them to her 15 friends equally. How many stickers will each friend receive? If she keeps 10 stickers for herself, how many does she have left?

• Each friend receives 10 stickers, and Lisa has 290 stickers left.

• Each friend receives 15 stickers, and Lisa has 295 stickers left.

• Each friend receives 25 stickers, and Lisa has 280 stickers left.

• Each friend receives 20 stickers, and Lisa has 290 stickers left.