Fun Division Problems: Estimate and Relate to Multiplication

1. Sarah has 48 apples. She wants to put them into bags with 6 apples each. How many bags will she need? Estimate the quotient first.

• 6

• 12

• 10

• 8

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

2. A farmer has 120 oranges and wants to pack them into boxes of 10. How many boxes will he fill? Relate this to multiplication.

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 20

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

3. There are 36 students in a class. If they are divided into groups of 4, how many groups will there be? Estimate the number of groups.

• 9

• 7

• 10

• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

4. A library has 250 books. If each shelf can hold 25 books, how many shelves are needed? Use multiplication to check your answer.

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

5. Emma has 64 stickers. She wants to share them equally among her 8 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? Estimate the quotient.

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 10

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

6. A baker made 90 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 15. How many boxes will he use? Relate this to multiplication.

• 5

• 8

• 7

• 6

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

7. A teacher has 54 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 9 students. How many pencils will each student receive? Estimate first.

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 5

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

8. There are 72 cupcakes for a party. If each plate can hold 12 cupcakes, how many plates are needed? Use multiplication to verify your answer.

• 7

• 5

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

9. A gardener has 45 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 5. How many rows will he have? Estimate the number of rows.

• 10

• 9

• 7

• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

10. A toy store has 150 toys and wants to display them in groups of 30. How many groups will they have? Relate this to multiplication.

• 6

• 7

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6