Division in Word Problems: Lesson 1

Mrs. Ivey was making muffins. She made a total of 28 muffins. If she shared them on 4 plates, how many would be on each plate?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 8

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There were 28 bouncy balls in the bucket.

If they were shared among 7 friends, how many would each friend get?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Two loaves of pumpkin bread cost a total of 12 dollars. How much did each loaf cost?

• 3 dollars

• 4 dollars

• 5 dollars

• 6 dollars

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Joey had 18 pieces of candy to eat. If he was going to eat the same amount each day for three days, how much would he eat in one day?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 10

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Emily is a baker.  She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags.  How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48
• 60
• 6
• 4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Abigail planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows.  How many pumpkin seeds did Abigail plant in each row?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Abby went for a 12- mile bike ride.  She stopped every 3 miles to take pictures.  How many times did Abby stop during her bike ride?

• 3
• 4
• 9
• 15

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

William has 36 books.  He can put 9 books on each shelf in his bookshelf.  How many bookshelves can he fill with books?

• 4
• 9
• 12
• 36

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

Darren has 21 pencils and seven bags. If he puts the same number of pencils in each bag, how many pencils will be in each bag?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Multiplication
• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

Savannah knitted 15 scarves in 3 different colors.  If she made the same number of scarves of each color, how many scarves of each color did she make?
3 x ___ = 15    15 ÷ 3 =___

• 4
• 5
• 9
• 12

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

CCSS.3.OA.C.7