Fun Division Word Problems for 3rd Graders

If you have 24 apples and want to share them equally among 6 friends, how many apples will each friend get?

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A baker made 30 cookies and packed them into boxes with 5 cookies in each box. How many boxes did the baker use?

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There are 18 students in a class. If the teacher wants to divide them into groups of 3, how many groups will there be?

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A farmer has 45 carrots and wants to put them into bags with 9 carrots in each bag. How many bags will he need?

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If a toy store has 56 toys and each shelf can hold 8 toys, how many shelves are needed to display all the toys?

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A pizza is cut into 12 slices. If 4 friends share the pizza equally, how many slices will each friend get?

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There are 36 books on a shelf. If each student can take 4 books, how many students can take books from the shelf?

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A gardener has 50 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 10. How many rows will he plant?

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If a pack of gum contains 15 pieces and you want to share it with 5 friends, how many pieces will each friend get?

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A school has 72 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 9 classrooms. How many pencils will each classroom receive?

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