Division Word Problems
Jose has 42 crayons in a box. He buys a storage bin that has 6 sections. He puts the same number of crayons in each section. How many crayons does Jose put in each section of the storage bin?
7 crayons
Create a fact family using these numbers:
7, 2, 14
7 x 2 = 14
2 x 7 = 14
14 ÷ 7 = 2
14 ÷ 2 = 7
A book has 54 pages divides into 6 chapters. Use a bar model to solve.
9 pages
Justin has 30 pennies that he trades for nickels. He trades 5 pennies for each nickel. Solve by using an array.
6 nickels
Is this true or false?
3 ÷ 3 = ?
True, 1
Dana has 36 pictures of her summer trip. She wants to put them in an album. Each page of the album holds 4 pictures. How many pages will Dana need for her pictures?
9 pages
Create a fact family using these numbers:
7, 12, 84
7 x 12 = 84
12 x 7 = 84
84 ÷ 12 = 7
84 ÷ 7 = 12
Arlet wants to put 12 shells in some boxes. She wants to put 3 shells in each box. How many boxes does she needed for her shells? Use equal groups to solve.
Draw an array for 3 x 2 and then complete the fact family for the equation.
2 rows and 3 columns or 3 rows and 2 columns
3 x 2 = 6
2 x 3 = 6
6 ÷ 3 = 2
6 ÷ 2 = 3
Is this true or false?
1 ÷ 0 = 1
False it is 0.
Godborn buys 15 apples at the stores and places them into bags. He puts 5 apples each bag. How many bags does Godborn use for all the apples?
3 bags
Create a fact family to using these numbers:
6, 5, 30
6 x 5 = 30
5 x 6 = 30
30 ÷ 6 = 5
30 ÷ 5 = 6
What division equation is shown by these subtraction problems.
15 - 5 = 10
10 - 5 = 5
5 -5 = 0
15 ÷ 5 = 3
How many rows of 7 are in 21?
3 rows
Is this true or false?
4 ÷ 1 = 3
False, 4
Penelope's neighbor is fixing a section of her walkway. She has 32 bricks that she is placing in 8 equal rows. How many bricks will Penelope's neighbor place in each row?
4 bricks
Create a fact family using these numbers:
7, 49
7 x 7 = 49
49 ÷ 7 = 7
Use a number to model the division equation:
10 ÷ 5 = 2
make 2 jumps counting by 5s and land on 10
How many rows of 3 are in 18?
6 rows
Is this true or false?
10 ÷ 1 = 10
True
Angel is making 36 ounces of punch. He pours the same amount into each of 6 cups. How many ounces of punch does he pour into each cup?
6 ounces
5, 25
5 x 5 = 25
25 ÷ 5 = 5
A store has 24 beach towels in stacks of 6 towels each. How many stacks of beach towels are at the store? Draw equal groups to find how many stacks of beach towels are at the store.
4 groups with 6 towels in each group
Make an array. Then write a division equation. 28 tiles in 4 rows.
28 ÷ 4 = 7
4 rows and 7 columns
Is this true or false?
6 =6 ÷ 6
False, 1