Story Problems
3 by 1 division
4 by 1
Estimation
and more div.
100
a train has a total of 216 seats in 3 cars. Each train car has the same number of seats. How many seats are in each train car?
What is 216/3 = 72 seats
100
528/3 =
What is 176
100
4,124/2 =
What is 2,062
100
What would be the best estimation for 439/7 =
What is 420/7 = 60
100
744/6 =
What is 124
200
There are 224 students enrolled in swim classes. If there are 8 students in each class, how many classes are there?
What is 224/8 = 28 classes
200
752/7 =
What is 107 R3
200
1,501/ 6 =
What is 250 R1
200
1,764/4 = use numbers that divide equally
What is 1,600/ 4 = 400
200
7,433/7 =
What is 1,061 R 6
300
Tammy read 28 pages in a novel. Lee read 29 more pages than Tammy. Evan read 3 times as many pages as Lee. How many pages did Evan read?
What is 28 + 29 = 57 X 3 = 171 pages
300
470/3 =
What is 156 R 2
300
6,265/5 =
What is 1,253
300
3,128/6 =
What is 3,000/6 = 500
300
5,752/2 =
What is 2,876
400
Haily finds 23 seashells on Friday and 38 more on Saturday. She shares as many as she can equally among herself and 3 friends. She keeps the leftover seashells herself. How many does Haily have?
What is 23 + 38 = 61 61/4 = 15 R1 = 16
400
280/8 =
What is 35
400
9,984/ 9 =
What is 1,109 R 3
400
236/5 =
What is 240/5 = 48
400
470/3 =
What is 156 R 2
500
A company makes 840 cell phones. Testing shows that 45 of them are defective, and the rest are shipped to 5 stores. Each store receives an equal number of cell phones. How many cell phones does each store receive?
What is 840-45= 795 795/5= 159 cell phones
500
944/8 =
What is 118
500
5,155/3 =
What is 1,718 R1
500
2,526/6 =
What is 2,400/6 = 400
500
1,403/4 =
What is 350 R 3
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