Word Problems 1.0
Selena used a basic fact to help solve 180 ÷ 6. What basic fact did Selena use?
18 ÷ 6 = 3
At the school concert, there were 560 people seated in 8 rows. If there were no empty seats, how many people were in each row?
560 ÷ 8 = 70 people in each row
Mrs. Dionne ordered a supply of 320 pastels. She needs to divide them equally among four art classes. How many pastels does each class get?
320÷4=80
Each class will receive 80 pastels.
There are 52 weeks in 1 year. How many years are equivalent to 520 weeks?
10 years
Mrs. Collins has 36 pairs of scissors. She puts the same number of scissors in each of six drawers. How many pairs of scissors are in each drawer?
36÷6=6
6 pairs of scissors in each drawer
The International Space Station takes 644 minutes to orbit Earth 7 times. About how long does each orbit take?
630÷7= 90
About 90 minutes.
*Draw a bar model to help
148 loaves of bread
Winnie buys 20 bookmarks for herself and her three friends. Each person received the same number of bookmarks. How many bookmarks did they each receive?
20 ÷ 4 = 5 bookmarks each
Eight students can fit at one table in the cafeteria. How many tables are needed for 231 students?
231÷8= 28 R7
They will need 29 tables to seat the students.
On Saturday afternoon, 350 people attended a play. The seating was arranged in 7 equal rows. How many people sat in each row? How do you know?
*Draw a model to help
350 ÷ 7 = 50 people in each row
Maria is pouring glasses of juice for her friends. She pours 8 fluid ounces of juice into each glass. The container of juice is full and has 59 fluid ounces of juice. How many glasses of juice can Maria pour? How much juice is left?
Jim has 46 compact discs. He wants to buy 5 cases that hold 8 discs. Will his plan work?
5 x 8= 40
He would need 6 cases to hold all of his cds.
Jose orders 240 binders and divides them equally among the 4 classes. How many binders will each class get? What basic fact did you use?
240 ÷ 4 = 60 binders
Basic fact: 24 ÷ 4 = 6
At the North America Solar Challenge, teams use up to 1,000 solar cells to design and build solar cars for a race. If there are 810 solar cells in 9 rows, how many solar cells are in each row?
810 ÷ 9 = 90
Jack helped Mrs. Landry pack 61 books in 7 boxes. Each box held 8 books. Find how many books he had left.
61-(7X8)
61-56 = 5 books left