Simple Division Story Problems

Dariah needs to buy 156 candles for a party. Each package has 8 candles. How many packages should Angie buy?

• 20

• 19

• 18

• 17

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Mr. Brooks sells 318 boxes of cookies to 53 different houses. How many boxes of cookies will he deliver to each house?

• 11

• 12

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Rudy is planning a trip to Jamaica. He thinks he will need $2,750 for the trip. If the tirp is 40 weeks away, which is the best estimate of how much money Richard needs to save each week?

• $60

• $70

• $600

• $700

Mrs. Jami is shipping an order of 300 books. The books are packaged in boxes that each can hold 24 books. How many boxes are needed to ship the order of books?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Noah has 28 brownies. He wants to share them with 7 friends. How many can each friend have?

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

While playing basketball Team A scored sixteen points. If each person scored four points, how many people were playing?

• 3 points

• 12 points

• 6 points

• 4 people

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Mrs. Rebstock has 100 dog treats to give to her dog, Boone. If she gives him 3 treats each day, how many days will Mrs. Rebstock be able to give Boone a bone before she has to buy more?

• 33 days

• 34 days

• 1 day

• 30 days

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Joe made $24.00 dollars mowing lawns last week.  He charges 4 dollars per lawn.  How many lawns did he mow last week?

• 8

• 6

• 3

• 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sara bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

16 students will go on a field trip on 4 buses. How many students will be on each bus?

• 4

• 20

• 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3