Division Vocabulary
Division Word Problems
Division
John
100

In 100 ÷ 5 = 20 what is the word for the 5?

Divisor

100

The Bluegrass Runners group runs a total of 60 kilometres each week. The members of the group run 6 days per week. How many kilometres do the members run each day?

They run 10 kilometres each day

100

12 ÷ 2

6

100

John solved the following division problem: 100 divided by 10. He got the quotient 10. Was John correct? If no, what is the correct answer?

Yes, John is correct. 

200

What does: Does Mcdonald's Sell Burgers REPEAT stand for?

Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring down, REPEAT

200

Marty put 60 brownies on 5 plates. She put the same number of brownies on each plate. How many brownies are on each plate?

12 brownies are on each plate. 

200

56 ÷ 8

7

200

John solved the following division problem: 36 divided by 6. He got the quotient 7. Was John correct? If no, what is the correct answer?

No, John is incorrect. The correct answer is 6.

300

This is the larger number in a division problem that is being split into equal groups.

Dividend

300

Emma has 36 stickers and wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?

Each friend will get 6 stickers. 

300

63 ÷ 9

7

300

John solved the following division problem: 132 divided by 11. He got the quotient 12. Was John correct? If no, what is the correct answer?

Yes, John is correct. 

400

The answer to a division problem is called the _________.

Quotient

400

A bakery made 180 cupcakes and packed them into boxes of 12. How many boxes did they use?

They used 15 boxes.

400

108 ÷ 12

9

400

John solved the following division problem: 200 divided by 5. He got the quotient 20. Was John correct? If no, what is the correct answer?

No, John was incorrect. The correct answer is 40. 

500

All of these are division words except one, which one? 

Equally

Times

Quotient

Divide by

Times

500

A library received 216 books and placed them evenly onto 9 shelves. How many books are on each shelf?

There will be 24 boxes on each shelf.

500

275 ÷ 5

55

500

John solved the following division problem: 600 divided by 6. He got the quotient 200. Was John correct? If no, what is the correct answer?

No, John is incorrect. The correct answer is 100. 

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