Dividing Whole Numbers
The library has 7,370 magazines. Each bin holds 10 magazines. How many bins does the library need to hold all of its magazines?
737 bins
A chef had 7 potatoes. How many bowls of mashed potatoes could he make if each bowl used one-fifth of a potato?
35 bowls
1 ÷ 1/2
34.64 divided by 16
2.165
Jamie is sewing 14 identical costumes for the school play. She needs 210 buttons to complete all of the costumes. How many buttons will she sew onto each costume?
15
A container of 7 metal beams weighed one-sixth of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount, how heavy was each?
1/42
3 ÷ 1/4
12
14.6 divided by 0.4
36.5
What is 680 divided by 8?
85
A bulldozer could carry one-eighth of a ton of sand. If a park needed 3 tons of sand, how many loads would the bulldozer need to carry?
24 loads
1/4 ÷ 7
1/28
4.23 divided by 1.2
3.525
A 180 square foot living room has a length of 15 feet. What is the width of the living room?
12 feet
A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-half of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into 9 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?
1/18 of a foot
4 ÷ 2/6
12
At a recycling center, you receive $1.30 for cans. Each can is worth $0.05. How many cans did you recycle?
26 cans
The city council budgeted $3,042 to buy new parking meters. Each parking meter costs $18. How many parking meters will the city council be able to buy?
169 parking meters
Lana was trying to collect 4 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-seventh of a pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 4 pounds?
28 days
1/8 ÷ 6
1/48
A 5-ounce bottle of suntan lotion costs $10.29. A 4-ounce bottle costs $8.49. Which is the better buy? Explain (or show your work).
The 5-ounce. The price per ounce is $2.06 for the 5-ounce bottle, and $2.12 for the 4-ounce bottle.