Word Problems
Jordan has 18 socks. He wants to put them into pairs.
How many pairs can he make?
9
54 ÷ 10 =
5 R 4
30 ÷ 5 = 6
Which number is the total?
total is 30
A classroom has 24 juice boxes. If the teacher puts 6 juice boxes in each pack, how many packs can she make?
4
10 ÷ 10 =
1
What is a remainder?
A remainder is what's left over or extra
Coach Brown has 42 players. He wants to divide them into teams of 7.
How many teams can he make?
6
Maria baked 50 cupcakes. Each tray holds 9 cupcakes.
How many trays does she need, and how many cupcakes won't fit?
50 ÷ 9 = 5 R 5
What does DIVISOR mean or represent?
A divisor is the number you are diving by
Since there is no word problem for this equation.
30 ÷ 5 = 6, What two numbers can be either the group or the size?
5 or 6,
A teacher has 48 pencils and wants to give the same number to 8 students.
How many pencils will each student get?
6
Jamal has 29 pieces of candy. He puts 4 pieces in each treat bag.
How many full treat bags can he make, and how many pieces will be left over?
29 ÷ 4 = 7 R1
What does QUOTIENT mean or represent?
Quotient means the answer to a division problem
There are 65 juice boxes and 5 kids passing them out evenly.
How many juice boxes will each kid hand out?
13
A library has 41 books to put on shelves. Each shelf can hold 5 books.
How many shelves will be full, and how many books will be left over?
41 ÷ 5 = 8 R1
Why do we have remainders?
We have remainders because sometimes things don’t divide evenly.
Or because we can't make equal groups.