Word-Problems
Kelly has 18 eggs stored in boxes. If there are 3 boxes, how many eggs must go in each box?
18 eggs / 3 boxes = 6 eggs
24 / 4=
dividend
The number you are dividing.
93/3=
31
Mary has 63 erasers. If she shares them among 7 friends, how many erasers does each friends get?
63 erasers / 7 friends= 9 erasers
There are 10 students in the class and 60 Skittles. If the Skittles are divided equally among the students, how many does each student get?
60 Skittles / 10 students = 6 Skittles
128/8=
16
divisor
The number you are dividing by.
There are 210 toy cars in Billy's car collection. If the toy cars are organized into 30 groups, how big is each group?
210 toy cars / 30 groups = 7 toy cars
65/5=
13
Kathryn is inviting 7 friends to a party. She has 14 cookies. How many cookies will each friend get?
14 cookies / 7 friends = 2 cookies
721/7 =
103
quotient
The answer to a division problem.
370/5=
74
Benjamin wants to split a collection of crayons into groups of 14. Benjamin has 518 crayons. How many groups will be created?
518 crayons / 14 crayons= 37 groups
The school is planning a field trip. There are 12 students and 2 seats on each school bus. How many buses are needed to take the trip?
12 students / 2 seats = 6 buses
72/4 =
18
place value
The value of each digit in a number.
There are 80 students in the class and 480 marbles. If the marbles are divided equally among the student, how many does each student get?
480 marbles / 80 students = 6 marbles
546/91=
6
The school is planning a field trip. There are 30 students and 5 seats on each school bus. How many buses are needed to take the trip?
30 students / 5 seats = 6 buses
192/8=
24
672/7=
96
Beverly has 1716 tickets stored in boxes. If there are 33 boxes, how many tickets must go in each box?
1716 tickets / 33 boxes=52 tickets