Basic Division
Word Problems
Representation
Word Form
Repeated Subtraction
100

14/7 = ?

2

100

Jon has 21 apples. He put apples into 7 bags. How many apples are in each bag?

3 apples

100

What multiplication and division expression match the scenario?

12 bags of 4 pieces of candy. 48 total pieces. 

48/4 = 12/ 48/12=4

12 x 4 = 48 / 4 x 12 = 48

100

6 split into 3 equal groups

6/3=2

100

True or False:

Division is the same thing as repeated subtraction

True

200

What does it mean to "divide"

Split or share into groups

200

Haley has 45 pieces of candy, and 5 friends to share with. How many pieces of candy will each friend get?

9 pieces of candy

200

55 pieces of candy split into 11 bags

55/11=5

200

18 split into 6 equal groups

3

200

18-9-9=0 is equivalent to ______?

18/9=2

300

36/4 = ?

9

300
A bakery is selling cupcakes. They baked 108 cupcakes, and packed them into 9 boxes. How many cupcakes were in each box?

12 cupcakes

300

8 baskets with 6 apples in each.

8 x 6 = 48

300

84 shared into 12 groups with 7 in each group

84/12=7

300

12-2-2-2-2-2-2=0

12/6=2

400

144/12=?

12

400

I have 54 pencils, and 63 stickers. I want to share my pencils and stickers with 9 of my friends. How many pencils, and stickers will each of my friends get?

6 pencils, and 7 stickers

400

A ribbon is 24 inches long. If it is cut into 6 equal pieces, how long is each piece? 

4 inches

400

If I have 49 pieces of candy, how can I share it?

Share with 7 friends, and give them each 7 pieces

400

144-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12=0

144/12=12

500

132/11 = ?

12

500

Jordan has 24 lollipops, she wants to know how many different ways the lollipops can be divided into equal groups. 

2 groups of 12/ 12 groups of 2

3 groups 8/ 8 groups of 3

4 groups of 6/ 6 groups of 4

500

draw a  picture to represent 

72/9

and show the answer

***

500

8 groups with 9 in each is how many?

72

500

Write the repeated subtraction equation for 

56/8=7

56-8-8-8-8-8-8-8=0

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