Mastering Division: Fun Two-Step Word Problems

Lily has 24 apples. She wants to put them into bags with 6 apples each. How many bags will she have? If she gives away 2 bags, how many bags does she have left?

• 2 bags

• 4 bags

• 3 bags

• 5 bags

A farmer has 48 carrots. He wants to divide them equally into 8 boxes. How many carrots will be in each box? If he sells 3 boxes, how many boxes does he have left?

• 8 carrots per box, 4 boxes left

• 4 carrots per box, 3 boxes left

• 5 carrots per box, 6 boxes left

• 6 carrots per box, 5 boxes left

There are 36 students in a class. The teacher wants to split them into groups of 9. How many groups will there be? If 1 group goes to the library, how many groups are still in the classroom?

• 3 groups

• 2 groups

• 4 groups

• 1 group

A baker made 60 cookies. He wants to pack them into boxes of 10 cookies each. How many boxes can he fill? If he gives away 2 boxes, how many boxes does he have left?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 5

Sarah has 50 stickers. She wants to share them equally with 5 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? If she keeps 5 stickers for herself, how many stickers does she have left?

• Each friend gets 8 stickers, and Sarah has 12 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 15 stickers, and Sarah has 0 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 10 stickers, and Sarah has 5 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 5 stickers, and Sarah has 10 stickers left.

A toy store has 72 toys. They want to display them in 9 equal shelves. How many toys will be on each shelf? If they sell 2 shelves worth of toys, how many toys are left?

• 64

• 48

• 72

• 56

Tom has 90 marbles. He wants to put them into bags of 10 marbles each. How many bags will he have? If he loses 3 bags, how many bags does he have now?

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 7

A library has 84 books. They want to arrange them into 12 equal shelves. How many books will be on each shelf? If they donate 2 shelves of books, how many books are left?

• 6

• 70

• 84

• 10

Emma has 45 candies. She wants to share them with 5 friends. How many candies will each friend get? If she eats 3 candies, how many does she have left?

• Each friend gets 10 candies, and Emma has 39 candies left.

• Each friend gets 7 candies, and Emma has 40 candies left.

• Each friend gets 9 candies, and Emma has 42 candies left.

• Each friend gets 8 candies, and Emma has 43 candies left.

A gardener has 100 flowers. He wants to plant them in 10 rows. How many flowers will be in each row? If he gives away 2 rows of flowers, how many rows does he have left?

• 7 rows left

• 9 rows left

• 8 rows left

• 6 rows left