Mastering Division: Word Problems & Equation Writing

A baker has 48 cookies. He wants to pack them into boxes with 6 cookies each. How many boxes can he fill? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 6

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Sarah has 36 marbles. She wants to share them equally among her 4 friends. How many marbles will each friend get? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 6

• 12

• 18

• 9

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A farmer has 120 apples and wants to put them into bags containing 10 apples each. How many bags does he need? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 56 students in a school. If they are divided into groups of 7 for a field trip, how many groups will there be? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 9

• 6

• 8

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A library has 90 books. If they are arranged on shelves with 10 books per shelf, how many shelves are needed? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 8 shelves

• 10 shelves

• 7 shelves

• 9 shelves

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tom has 72 stickers. He wants to give them equally to 8 of his friends. How many stickers will each friend receive? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 6

• 10

• 9

• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A gardener has 54 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 9 flowers each. How many rows can he plant? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A teacher has 45 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 5 students. How many pencils will each student get? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 10

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A box contains 84 crayons. If each pack contains 12 crayons, how many packs are there in the box? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 5

• 7

• 12

• 10

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Lisa has 63 candies. She wants to divide them equally into bags of 9 candies each. How many bags will she have? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 6

• 9

• 8

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3