Simple Division
27 / 3
9
57 / 3
19
17/3
5, R2
There are 36 cats in a dance class. Their dance instructor needs them to break into groups of 6 for their recital. How many cats will dance in each group?
36 / 6. There will be 6 cats in each group.
26 / 2
26/2=13
13x2=26
24 / 6
4
68 / 4
17
65/3
21, R2
There are 88 pages in Uma's book. How many pages will Uma have to read each day if she wants to finish her book in 4 days?
88 / 4 = 22. Uma will need to read 22 pages each day.
48 / 6
48/6=8
6x8=48
40 / 5
8
23
54/7
7, R5
Steve owes his dad 72 dollars. If Steve pays his dad $2 every day, how many days will it take Steve to pay back his dad?
72 / 2 = 36. Steve will pay back his dad in 36 days.
98 / 7
98/7=14
14 x 7 = 98
48 / 2
24
51 / 17
3
41 / 13
3, R2
At a marathon, there are 103 bottles of water to pass out to the runners. There are 8 volunteers to pass out the bottles. Any remaining, will be left on the table for runners to grab. How many bottles will each volunteer pass out? How many will be left on the table?
103 / 8 = 12, R7
Each volunteer will pass out 12 bottles and 7 bottles will be left on the table.
42 / 21
42 / 21 = 2
2 x 21 = 42
66 / 6
11
645 / 5
129
226 / 5
45, R1
The Dread Pirate Fatbeard has 135 gold coins to split between him and his crew. There are 7 crew members. The Dread Pirate keeps the remainder. How many will each pirate get?
(Hint: This means the Dread Pirate Fatbeard will get an equal share, plus the remainder.)
135/8. Each of the crew members gets 16 gold coins and the Dread Pirate Fatbeard gets 23 gold coins. (16 + 7 = 23)
111 / 3
111/3=37
3 x 37 = 111