Long Division
One Step word Problems
2-3 step word problems
Philadelphia sports
100

685/5

137

100

Mia baked 48 cupcakes. She packed them equally into 6 boxes.
How many cupcakes are in each box?

8 cupcakes per box 

100

A zoo has 720 pounds of food for 8 elephants. Each elephant eats the same amount every day for 6 days.
How many pounds does each elephant eat per day?

Step 1: 720 ÷ 8 = 90 pounds per elephant
 Step 2: 90 ÷ 6 = 15 pounds per day

100

The Eagles beat this team Super Bowl 59

The Chiefs 

200

854/14

61

200

A toy company has 144 action figures to pack in boxes with 16 toys each.
How many boxes are needed?

9 boxes

200

A bakery made 480 muffins. Each tray holds 12 muffins, and each customer buys 3 trays.
How many customers can the bakery serve?

 Step 1: 480 ÷ 12 = 40 trays
 Step 2: 40 ÷ 3 = 13 customers (1 tray left over)

200

This player wears #3 on the Phillies 

Bryce Harper 

300

765/20

38 R.5

300

A farmer has 72 eggs and packs them equally into cartons that each hold 12 eggs.
How many cartons does he need?

6 cartons

300

A total of 720 cans of soup are divided equally into 12 crates. Each food bank gets 4 crates.
How many cans does each food bank receive?

Step 1: 720 ÷ 12 = 60 cans per crate                  Step 2: 60 × 4 = 240 cans per food bank

300

The Eagles beat the Patriots in super bowl 52 thanks to this trick play on 4th and goal

The Philly Special 

400

5328/20

266 r. 8

400

Ethan collected 108 comic books and wants to put them evenly on 12 shelves.
How many comics will go on each shelf?

9 comics per shelf

400

A farmer collected 864 eggs. He packed them in cartons of 12, then sold each dozen for $3.
How much money did he earn?

Step 1: 864 ÷ 12 = 72 dozens
 Step 2: 72 × 3 = $216

400

The Sixers drafted this player from Baylor this year, and he is the NBA leading rookie scorer

VJ Edgecombe 

500

7654/16

478 r.6

500

A company earned $9,450 in profit and divided it equally among 18 employees.
How much profit did each employee receive?

$525 per employee

500

A class collected 1,260 bottle caps for a recycling project. They put the caps into 14 jars, and each student will take 2 jars home.
How many caps will each student take?

 Step 1: 1,260 ÷ 14 = 90 caps per jar
 Step 2: 90 × 2 = 180 caps per student

500

Who was the last Sixers Player to win an MVP award before Joel Embiid did in 2023

Allen Iverson