Division 3 Digit by 1 Digit Word Problems

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

• 6

• 24

• 7

• 25

Which division problem is represented by the area model? Solve to show your work. 

• 396 ÷ 3 = 132

• 3 ÷ 396 = 132

• 3,096 ÷ 3 = 1,032

• 369 ÷ 3 = 123

What is the quotient of this area model?

• 1,248

• 624

• 2

• 1,874

Solve the following word problem using the partial quotients method: A bakery sold 256 cupcakes in a day. If each tray can hold 32 cupcakes, how many trays did the bakery use?

• 8

• 4

• 16

• 32

• 206
• 226
• 222
• 0206

First, determine what is your divisor. Then, divide to find out Tony's amount. Finally, multiply to get Duane's amount.

• Tony = 17 cards Duane = 208 cards

• Tony = 191 cards Duane = 17 cards

• Tony = 1 card Duane = 12 cards

• Tony = 16 cards Duane = 192 cards

Haley purchased a large bucket of beads for necklaces. There were 486 beads in the bucket. She places the beads in 6 bags with an equal number of beads in each bag. How many beads did haley put in each bag?

• 81

• 83

• 480

• 492

Trevell has a large marble collection. He wants to share his marbles equally between himself and his 3 friends. Trevell has 84 marbles. How many marbles will each person get?

• 29

• 28

• 22

• 21

Solve the problem above.

• 33,120 bags

• 230 bolts

• 24 bolts

• 230 bags

• 145
• 142
• 104
• 105