Division Strategies

21 ÷ ? = 3

• 7

• 4

• 6

• 3

How would you write the division sentence for this?

• 12 ÷ 4= 3

• 3 ÷ 4= 12

• 12

• 3 x 4=12

There are 20 raspberries. Divide them among 5 people. How many are in each group?

• 5

• 4

• 10

• 20

Select the correct number model with the rectangular array

• 15 ÷ 3= 5

• 9 ÷ 3= 3

• 12 ÷ 4= 3

• 30 ÷ 3= 10

A farmer has 63 apples and wants to pack them equally into 7 baskets. How many apples will each basket contain?

• 7

• 9

• 8

• 10

Answer explanation

To pack 63 apples equally into 7 baskets, divide 63 by 7. Each basket will contain 9 apples. Therefore, the correct answer is 9.

A baker makes 54 cookies and wants to divide them equally into 6 boxes. How many cookies will each box contain?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Answer explanation

To divide 54 cookies equally into 6 boxes, you need to divide 54 by 6, which equals 9. Therefore, each box will contain 9 cookies.

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

A concert hall has 72 chairs and wants to arrange them equally in 8 rows for an upcoming performance. How many chairs will each row have?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 12

Answer explanation

To find out how many chairs each row will have, divide the total number of chairs (72) by the number of rows (8). 72 ÷ 8 = 9. Therefore, each row will have 9 chairs.

A farmer divides 90 carrots equally among 9 rabbits. How many carrots does each rabbit get?

• 10

• 9

• 11

• 12

Answer explanation

Each rabbit gets 90 carrots divided by 9 rabbits, which equals 10 carrots per rabbit. Therefore, each rabbit gets 10 carrots.

A baker uses 9 cups of flour to make 3 batches of cookies. How many cups of flour are used for each batch?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Answer explanation

To find the cups of flour per batch, divide the total cups of flour used (9) by the number of batches (3). 9 ÷ 3 = 3 cups of flour per batch.