Solving Division Word Problems for 5th Graders

A farmer has 120 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes with 10 apples each. How many boxes does he need?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 12

There are 45 students in a class. If each student needs 3 pencils, how many pencils are needed in total?

• 150

• 90

• 120

• 135

A baker made 250 cookies. He wants to put them into bags with 25 cookies each. How many bags does he need?

• 15

• 12

• 8

• 10

A library has 1,200 books. If they want to arrange them equally on 30 shelves, how many books will be on each shelf?

• 30

• 60

• 50

• 40

A toy store has 150 toys. If they sell 5 toys each day, how many days will it take to sell all the toys?

• 50 days

• 25 days

• 30 days

• 40 days

A gardener plants 8 rows of flowers with 12 flowers in each row. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total?

• 96

• 72

• 84

• 100

A school is organizing a field trip for 240 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed?

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 8

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour to make 2 loaves of bread. How much flour is needed for 5 loaves?

• 8 cups

• 12 cups

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

A movie theater has 180 seats. If they sell tickets for 15 shows, how many tickets can they sell in total?

• 1500

• 1800

• 2700

• 2250

A pack of markers contains 12 markers. If a teacher buys 5 packs, how many markers does she have altogether?

• 48 markers

• 30 markers

• 72 markers

• 60 markers