Division Vocabulary
Division Word Problems
Division with Remainders
Are they RIGHT?
Division Random
100
This number is what we divide by or how many groups will be divided into during the problem.
What is the divisor?
100
The Bluegrass Runners group runs a total of 240 miles each week. The members of the group run 6 days per week. How many miles do the members run each day?
What is 40 miles each day?
100
261 divided by 2 = ?
What is 130 Remainder 1?
100

Ms. Hobbs solved the following division problem: 872 divided by 5. She got the quotient 290 remainder 2. Was Ms. Hobbs correct? Show your work!

NO, Ms. Hobbs was incorrect.

100
Divide 739 by 6. What is your quotient?
What is 123 Remainder 1.
200

What is the left over in a division problem called

Remainder

200
The Biking Club rode 2,256 miles total during the month of October. That is 3 times as many miles as they rode in September. How many miles did the ride in September?
What is 752 miles. (Watch for extra information in word problems!)
200
Larissa is trying to earn $119 for some new art supplies. If she charges 3 dollars to rake leaves from a yard, how many yards will she have to rake to earn the money?
What is 40 yards? (You had to interpret the remainder for this problem)
200

Tom Brady solved the following division problem: 310 divided by 4. He got the quotient 77 Remainder 2. Was Tom Brady correct? Show your work!

YES, Tom Brady was correct.

200

873 / 8

108 remainder 7

300
This is the larger number in a division problem that is being split into equal groups.
What is the dividend?
300
Melissa purchased a new computer for her home. The computer cost $3,395. She would like to make 5 equal payments to pay off the computer. How much will each payment be?
What is $679.
300

A new video game console needs five computer chips. If a machine can create four hundred sixty-seven chips a day, then how many video game consoles can be created in one day?

93 consoles with 2 computer chips left over.

300

Steph Curry solved the following division problem: 667 divided by 6. He got the quotient 111 Remainder 1. Was Steph correct? Show your work!

YES, Steph Curry was correct!

300

3,220 / 4

805

400
The answer to a division problem is called the _________.
What is the quotient?
400

Marty put 627 brownies on 5 plates. She put the same number of brownies on each plate. How many brownies will there be on each plate? Will there be any leftover? (Hint: Answer both questions)

125 brownies on each plate. Yes there will be 2 brownies left over.

400

Ms. Hobbs has tickets to pass out to all of the classrooms for a program. She has 165 flyers and she needs to pass out an equal amount to 9 classrooms. Solve to find out how many each classroom would receive.

18 flyers for each classroom. 3 flyers will be leftover.

400

Taylor Swift solved the following division problem: 424 divided by 3. She got the quotient 141. Was Taylor correct? Show your work!

NO, Taylor was incorrect.

400

The comic store gives a free action figure to those who purchase 8 comic books. How many free action figures can Camila get if she purchases 85 comic books?

She can get 10 action figures.

500
All of these are division clue words in word problems EXCEPT: A. Equally B. Times C. Quotient D. Divided By
What is Times?
500

4th grade is going on a field trip to Louisville, Kentucky. There are 139 boys going and 84 girls going. There needs to be a chaperone for each group of 6 children. How many chaperones will need to go on the field trip so that ever student is in a group?

38 chaperones. (The answer is 37 Remainder 1, 1 student can't be left alone, therefore they will need 38 chaperones).

500

653 divided by 6 =

108 Remainder 5

500

Barbie solved the following division problem: 276 divided by 3. She got the quotient 34 Remainder 4. Was Barbie correct? Show your work!

NO, Barbie was incorrect.

500

What is the missing divisor? (n)

6,300 / n = 90

n = 70

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