Word Problems
A school district shares 2,700 chairs equally among 3 school buildings. What is 2,700 ÷ 3?
2,700 ÷ 3 = 900
250 ÷ 5 =
50
There are 81 chairs in 3 equal groups. How many chairs are in each group?
81 ÷ 3 = 27
Does 59 ÷ 9 = 6 have a remainder of 5? Yes or no?
No, 59 ÷ 9 = 6 R 2
ESTIMATE: 9,312 ÷ 3 =
9,312 is compatible with 9,000
9,000 ÷ 3 = 3,000
Tom is putting 14 apples into bags. Each bag holds 4 apples. How many bags can Tom fill? Will any apples be left over?
14 ÷ 4 = 3 bags with 2 apples left over
4,900 ÷ 7 =
700
There are 174 games scheduled for 6 different leagues. Each league has the same number of games scheduled. How many games does each league have scheduled?
174 ÷ 6 = 29 games
Does 352 ÷ 6 = 58 have a remainder of 5? Yes or no?
No, 352 ÷ 6 = 58 R 4
ESTIMATE: 718 ÷ 8 =
718 is compatible with 720
720 ÷ 8 = 90
Margaret packed 68 books equally into 2 boxes. How many books did Margaret pack in each box?
68 ÷ 2 = 34
7,192 ÷ 9 =
799 with 1 left over
There were 1,278 people at the last basketball game. The stands were divided into 6 sections. The same number of people sat in each section. How many people sat in each section?
1,278 ÷ 6 = 213
Does 1,486 ÷ 7 = 212 have a remainder of 5? Yes or no?
No, 1,486 ÷ 7 = 212 R 2
ESTIMATE: 4,940 ÷ 7 =
4,940 is compatible with 4,900
4,900 ÷ 7 = 700
4,940 ÷ 7 = ABOUT 700
Robert earned $184 mowing 8 lawns. He earned the same amount for mowing each lawn. How much did he earn per lawn?
$23 per lawn
9,490 ÷ 5 =
1,898
A paint supplier delivered 1,345 cans of paint to 5 different hardware stores. Each store got the same number of paint cans. How many cans of paint were delivered to each store?
1,345 ÷ 5 = 269
Does 2,957 ÷ 8 = 369 have a remainder of 5?
Yes, 2,957 ÷ 8 = 369 R 5
ESTIMATE 811 ÷ 9 =
811 is compatible with 900
900 ÷ 9 = 100
811 ÷ 9 = ABOUT 100
Mrs.Bollis has 26 yards of fabric to make costumes. Each costume requires 3 yards of fabric. How many costumes can Mrs.Bollis make?
26 ÷ 3 = 8 with 2 leftover
Mrs.Bollis can make 8 costumes.
3,668 ÷ 6 =
611 with 2 leftover
Mr.Dermot saves an equal amount of money for 6 months. He saves a total of $2,400. How much does he save each month?
2,400 ÷ 6 = 400
What is the missing number 4,_00 ÷ 6 = 800
4,800 ÷ 6 = 800
8 is the missing numbre
ESTIMATE: 2,511 ÷ 5 =
2,511 is compatible with 2,500
2,500 ÷ 5 = 500
2,511 ÷ 5 = ABOUT 500