Grade 5 Math: Dividing & Estimating Word Problems

A bakery made 1,250 cookies. If they pack them into boxes of 25 cookies each, how many boxes will they need?

• 50

• 55

• 60

• 45

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A school has 2,400 pencils. If they want to distribute them equally among 12 classrooms, how many pencils will each classroom receive?

• 200

• 150

• 180

• 300

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A farmer harvested 3,600 apples. He sold 1,200 apples at the market. How many apples does he have left?

• 3000

• 1800

• 2400

• 1500

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A library has 5,000 books. If they estimate that 1,200 books are checked out each month, how many books are left after 3 months?

• 2000

• 1400

• 500

• 3000

A toy store received a shipment of 1,500 toys. If they sold 375 toys in the first week, how many toys do they have left?

• 1125

• 1000

• 375

• 1500

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A concert hall has 2,800 seats. If 1,750 tickets are sold, how many seats are still available?

• 800

• 1,000

• 1050

• 1,200

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A factory produces 4,500 toys in a week. If they want to divide the toys equally into 15 boxes, how many toys will be in each box?

• 250

• 300

• 350

• 400

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A school is planning a field trip for 240 students. If they want to divide them into groups of 30, how many groups will they have?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 12

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A restaurant served 1,200 meals in a week. If they estimate that 300 meals are served each day, how many meals are served on the weekend?

• 600 meals

• 700 meals

• 500 meals

• 400 meals

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.5

A bookstore has 2,000 books. If they sell 450 books in one month, how many books do they have left after that month?

• 1000

• 1550

• 1550

• 2000

• 450

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3