Simple Division Story Problems

A box of books weighs 27 pounds.  Each book weighs 3 pounds.  How many books are in the box?

• 5
• 9
• 7
• 4

A cereal box holds 18 cups of cereal.  Each serving is 2 cups.  How many servings are in the box?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 9

Kim mother wants to make 3 ribbons of equal length.  She has 21 inches of ribbon.  How long will each ribbon be?

• 12 inches
• 3 inches
• 7 inches
• 5 inches

At the fair, all 28 students want to ride the Twister.  Each car will hold 4 people.  How many cars will they need ?

• 3
• 8
• 7
• 9

If there are 13 girls on the volleyball team.  There will be 4 cars going .  Each car can hold 3 players.  How many girls will still need a ride?  13 ÷ 4 = 3 r 1

• 4
• 1
• 3
• 12

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

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

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

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

Gary has 36 books. He has 9 times as many as Tony. How many does Tony have?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 324

Elizabeth built a castle using 72 blocks. She used an equal number of blocks on all six sides. How many blocks did she use on each side?

• 78 blocks
• 66 blocks
• 13 blocks
• 12 blocks