Story Problems
Mark is making chocolate chip cookies. If each batch of cookies uses 1/3 cup of sugar, how many batches can he make with 3 cups of sugar?
Write an equation, solve, and label your answer.
3 ÷ 1/3 = 9 batches
888 ➗ 24 =
37
78 ➗ 100 =
0.78
103 =
1,000
79 x 103
79,000
It takes 1/5 of a can of paint to cover one wall, how many walls can you paint with 2 cans of paint?
Write an equation, solve, and label your answer.
2 ÷ 1/5 = 10 walls
1,424 ➗ 89 =
16
5.4 x 1,000 =
5,400
100,000 = 10?
105
3,153 x 102 =
315,300
There was 1/4 of a cake for John and his three friends to share. If they split the 1/4 of the cake evenly among them, how much of the original cake did each of the 4 kids get?
Write an equation, solve, and label your answer.
1/4 ÷ 4 = 1/16 of the original cake
6 ➗ 1/2 =
12
3.27 ➗ 100 =
0.0327
100 = 10?
102
4.7 x 104 =
47,000
Ms. Hall’s class is planning a water balloon fight. They found 2,498 balloons in the cupboard. How many water balloons will each of her 28 students get if they share them equally?
Write an equation, solve, and label your answer. (Think about how you would interpret a remainder in this context)
2,498 ÷ 28 = 89 balloons each (with 6 left over)
Balloons cannot be split into fractions or decimals, so they stay a remainder.
1/2 ➗ 4 =
1/8
0.29 x 100 =
29
104 =
10,000
0.06 x 105 =
6,000
The 789 students in Brown Elementary are going on a field trip. Each bus holds 32 students. How many buses do they need?
Write an equation, solve, and label your answer. (Think about how you would interpret a remainder in this context)
25 buses
789 ÷ 32 = 24 r. 21
Since everyone goes on the field trip, they would need 25 buses.
391 ➗ 23 =
17
251.6 ➗ 100 =
2.516
10,000,000 = 10?
107
.37 x 104 =
3,700