Division Problems
There are 12 apples and 3 baskets. If the apples are shared equally, how many apples are in each basket?
12÷3=4. Each basket has 4 apples.
There are 6 trays with 5 muffins each. How many muffins are there in all?
6×5=30 muffins.
Find the unknown: ?×5=25?
?=5 because 5×5=25
There are 4 rows of 3 chairs. How many chairs are there in all? Also give a related division fact.
4×3=12. Related division: 12÷3=4
What is rule number 2?
Raise your hand to speak
20 stickers are shared equally among 5 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?
20÷5=4. Each friend gets 4 stickers.
An array has 7 rows and 4 columns. How many dots are in the array?
7×4=28 dots
Solve for the unknown: 6×?=42
?=7 because 6×7=42
24 cupcakes are packed equally into 6 boxes. How many cupcakes per box? Also give the multiplication fact.
24÷6=4. Multiplication fact: 6×4=24
Who had the most recent birthday?
Tommy!
A teacher has 27 pencils and makes equal groups of 9. How many groups are made?
27÷9=3
There are 3 equal groups.
Carmen puts equal groups of 8 markers into 6 boxes. How many markers in all? Write an equation and solve.
6×8=48 markers.
?÷8=6
?=6×8=48
An array shows 5 rows of 6 (30 items). If there are 30 items and 6 in each row, how many rows are there?
30÷6=5 rows
What is my favorite color?
Blue
There are 56 cookies placed equally on 8 plates. How many cookies are on each plate?
56÷8=7. Each plate has 7 cookies.
A gardener arranges plants in an array 9 by 5. How many plants are there? Write the multiplication and explain how an array models the problem.
9×5=45. An array with 9 rows and 5 columns shows 45 total plants.
Find the missing number: ?÷8=6?
?=48 because 6×8=48
56 stickers are put equally into groups so each group has 8 stickers. How many groups are made? Show the multiplication problem as well.
56÷8=756÷8=7 groups. Also 7×8=56
Twisters!
A farmer harvests 81 ears of corn and fills crates so that each crate has 9 ears. How many crates are filled?
81÷9=9. He fills 9 crates.
Sasha made 12 equal packets with 7 candies in each packet. Write a multiplication equation and use it to find the total candies. Then write the related division fact.
12×7=84. Related division: 84÷7=12 or 84÷12=7
Find the unknown whole number: ?×6=36?
?=6 because 6×6=36
A school has 81 pencils and packs 9 pencils into each gift bag. How many full bags can they make? Write the division equation, the multiplication equivalent, and find the unknown in ?×9=81?
81÷9=9. Multiplication: 9×9=81
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