Word Problems 1
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Fact Families
Division Strategies
100

Fallon is making peach pies. She buys 42 peaches at the farm stand. Each pie needs 6 peaches. How many pies can Fallon make?

42 ÷ 6 = 7 pies

100

Nasir plants 4 flower bushes. Each bush has the same number of flowers. There are a total of 36 flowers on all of the bushes. How many flowers are on each bush?

36 ÷ 4 = 9 flowers

100

Complete the fact family.

3 x 4 = 12

4 x 3 = 12

12 ÷ 3 = 4

__ ÷ __ = __


12 ÷ 4 =3

100

Write a division equation for the array.

X X X X

X X X X

8 ÷ 2 =4

200
Mr. Brown has 50 sheets of construction paper to organize If he splits the sheets into groups of 10, how many groups can he make?

50 ÷ 10 = 5 groups

200

Andy spent $32 at the candy store. Each item cost $4. How many items did Andy buy?


32 ÷ 4 = 8 items

200

Complete the fact family.

6 x 4 = 24

4 x 6 = 24

24 ÷ 4 = 6

__ ÷ __ = __

24 ÷ 6 = 4

200

Use the skip counting to write a division equation.

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21

21 ÷ 3 = 7

300

The school cafeteria has 54 lunch trays. If each class gets 6 trays, how many classes will receive trays? 

54 ÷ 6 = 9 classes

300

Mrs. Cosa has 70 colored pencils to separate into bins. She has 7 bins. If each bin holds the same amount, how many colored pencils can Mrs. Cosa put into each bin?

70 ÷ 7 = 10 colored pencils

300

Use the three numbers to write a fact family. 

7, 28, 4

4 x 7 = 28

7 x 4 = 28

28 ÷ 4 = 7

28 ÷ 7 = 4

300

Write a division equation for the array.

X X X X X

X X X X X

X X X X X

15 ÷ 3 = 5

400

Summer ordered enough cake for each person to have 3 slices at her event. She ordered a total of 24 slices. How many people were at her event? 

24 ÷ 3 = 8 people

400

Kim has 42 blueberries. She eats two of them. Then, Kim decides to make some pies with the remaining blueberries. She makes 4 pies. How many blueberries are in each pie? 

42 - 2 = 40

40 ÷ 4 = 10 blueberries

400

Use the three numbers to write a fact family.

5, 45, 9

5 x 9 = 45

9 x 5 = 45

45 ÷ 5 = 9

45 ÷ 9 = 5

400

Use SKIP COUNTING to solve.

48 ÷ 6 =

6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48

48 ÷ 6 = 8

500

The art store is having a sale. You can buy 5 items for $30. How much does each item cost?

30 ÷ 5 = $6

500

Tyler draws 1 picture a day for one week. The next week, he draws 2 pictures each day of the week. How many total pictures did Tyler draw for those 2 weeks?

2 x 7 =14

14 + 7 = 21 pictures

500

Find the missing factor.

8 x r = 64 

r = 8

500

Use EQUAL GROUPS to solve.

63 ÷ 9 =

63 ÷ 9 = 7 in each group