Estimating Division: Fun Challenges for 4th Graders

A bakery made 240 cookies. If they want to pack them into boxes of 12 cookies each, how many boxes will they need? Estimate the number of boxes first.

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Sarah has 48 apples. She wants to share them equally among her 6 friends. How many apples will each friend get? Use division to find the answer and check your work with multiplication.

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A farmer has 150 carrots. He wants to put them into bags with 10 carrots in each bag. How many bags will he need? Estimate the number of bags first.

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In a classroom, there are 32 students. If the teacher wants to divide them into groups of 4, how many groups will there be? Use division to find the answer and check with multiplication.

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A library has 1,200 books. If they want to arrange them on shelves with 100 books per shelf, how many shelves will they need? Estimate the number of shelves first.

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Tom has 72 marbles. He wants to divide them equally among his 8 friends. How many marbles will each friend receive? Use division to find the answer and verify with multiplication.

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A toy store has 500 toys. If they want to display them in sets of 25 toys each, how many sets can they make? Estimate the number of sets first.

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A pizza place made 96 slices of pizza. If they want to serve them in boxes of 12 slices each, how many boxes will they need? Use division to find the answer and check with multiplication.

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A school is organizing a field trip for 180 students. If they want to put them on buses that can hold 30 students each, how many buses will they need? Estimate the number of buses first.

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Lisa has 90 stickers. She wants to give them equally to her 9 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? Use division to find the answer and verify with multiplication.

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