Division
Vocabulary
Story Problems
100

64 / 8

 8

100

What is the answer in a division problem?

quotient

100

There are 38 students in Grade 5-Jeremiah. They are split into 5 different groups of students. How many students are left over?

3 students

200

45 / 9

5

200

The process of splitting a number into equal parts.

Division

200

There are 36 flowers in my brothers wedding. They are divided evenly among 5 bridesmaid and 1 flower girl. How many will each girl get?

6 flowers

300

48 / 4

12

300

The number being divided.

Dividend

300

A baker has 62 cupcakes and puts them equally into 8 boxes. How many cupcakes are in each box?

7 cupcakes

400

81 / 9

 9

400

The number you divide by.

Divisor

400

A bakery made 96 cookies. They pack them into boxes of 7 cookies each. How many full boxes can they make?

13 boxes

500

45/ 5

9

500

The amount left over when a number cannot be divided evenly.

Remainder

500

A school sold 78 tickets for a play. Each row in the hall has 9 seats. How many students will be in the last row?

 6 students