Division Word Problems
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?
40
Goofus solved the following division problem: 870 divided by 5. He got the quotient 290. Was Goofus correct? Show your work!
No, the answer is 174
A lunch at Qdoba costs $8. What will be the cost of a lunch for 2,391 teachers?
19,128
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?
679
Goofus solved the following division problem, 682 divided by 2. He got the quotient 340. Is he correct?
No, the quotient is 341
There were 3,220 four-legged animals at the zoo. How many legs were there altogether?
12,880
The school library received a donation of 936 new books. If these books need to be equally distributed among 3 different elementary schools in the district, how many books will each school receive?
312
Goofus harvested 693 oranges and wants to pack them equally into 9 crates to sell at the market. How many oranges should go in each crate?
77
Divide 636 by 6. What is your quotient?
106
A local bakery made 624 chocolate chip cookies for a community event. If they need to package these cookies equally into 4 large display cases, how many cookies should go in each case?
156
Goofus has 728 juice boxes to distribute equally among 8 different classrooms for a special celebration. How many juice boxes will each classroom get?
91
What is 380 times 10
3,800