WorksheetsDivision Word Problems
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Tom bought several boxes of books at a yard sale and ended up with twelve books total. If
each box had two books how many boxes did he buy?
a)
4
b)
6
2.
Katie is making bead necklaces for her friends. She has twenty-five beads and each
necklace takes five beads. How many necklaces can Katie make?
a)
5
b)
7
3.
While playing basketball Team A scored sixteen points. If each person scored four points,
how many people were playing?
a)
3
b)
4
4.
A pet store had eighteen snakes. They had the snakes in cages with two snakes in each cage. How many cages did the pet store have?
a)
11
b)
9
5.
There are fifty-six students in the school band. If the band instructor put the students into
rows with seven students in each row, how many rows could he make?
a)
4
b)
8
6.
A chef can cook eight meals in a minute. If he cooked sixteen meals, how long did it take
him?
a)
2
b)
4
7.
For Halloween Adam received sixteen pieces of candy. If he put them into piles with eight
in each pile, how many piles could he make?
a)
2
b)
3
8.
For the new school year Gwen's mom bought fifteen glue sticks. If each class needs three
glue sticks, how many classes does Gwen have?
a)
6
b)
5
9.
Amy had sixteen video games. If she put them into stacks with four in each stack, how
many stacks could she make?
a)
2
b)
4
10.
Bianca had to complete ten homework problems. If each page has two problems on it, how
many pages does she have to complete?
a)
5
b)
6
11.
At the fair the roller coaster can hold twelve people total. If each car has three seats, how
many cars are there?
a)
4
b)
3
12.
An architect was building a hotel downtown. He built it with fifty-six rooms total. If there
are seven rooms on each story how many stories tall is the hotel?
a)
7
b)
8
13.
There are sixty-three students in a class. If the teacher put them into groups with nine
students in each group, how many groups would she have?
a)
7
b)
9
14.
There are twenty-seven students going on a field trip. If each school van can hold nine
students, how many vans will they need?
a)
9
b)
3
15.
Tom had twelve bottles of water. If he drank three each day how many days would they last
him?
a)
3
b)
4
16.
Sam was playing the ring toss at the carnival. All together he used twenty-one rings. If each
game you get three rings, how many games did he play?
a)
3
b)
7
17.
Jerry has to sell eighty-one chocolate bars to get a prize. If each box contains nine chocolate
bars, how many boxes does he need to sell?
a)
8
b)
9
18.
Zoe is making bead necklaces for her friends. She has eight beads and each necklace takes
four beads. How many necklaces can Zoe make?
a)
2
b)
4
19.
While playing basketball Team A scored twenty-seven points. If each person scored three
points, how many people were playing?
a)
9
b)
3
20.
Faye needs to buy forty-five apples for apple bobbing. If each bag contains five apples, how
many bags will she need?
a)
9
b)
6
21.
Sarah had eighteen extra nickels. If she put them into stacks with two in each stack, how
many stacks could she make?
a)
3
b)
9
22.
A mailman has to give ten pieces of junk mail to each block. If there are two houses on a
block how many pieces of junk mail should he give each house ?
a)
5
b)
4
23.
Each room in a new house needs to have seven outlets. If the contractor buys sixty-three
outlets, how many rooms are in the house?
a)
7
b)
9
24.
For the new school year Bianca's mom bought twenty-seven glue sticks. If each class needs
nine glue sticks, how many classes does Bianca have?
a)
3
b)
4
25.
Ned was playing dodgeball with his friends and scored forty-eight points. If he scored six
points each round, how many rounds did he play?
a)
8
b)
7
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