Division Word Problems

Sami, Joeli, Angel, and Eli bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?

• Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.

• Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

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

Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?

• 156 inches

• 36 inches

• 83 inches

• 93 inches

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

• A

• B

• C

Tom has 63 marbles and wants to distribute them equally among 7 friends. How many marbles will each friend get?

• 7

• 8

• 9

A farmer has 36 apples and wants to pack them equally into 6 baskets. How many apples will each basket contain?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• A

• B

• C

• D

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