Division Word Problems

Answer each division problem Answer each division problem. The answer will be the slide immediately after each question.

Question 1 A marching band has 364 members. When they march in a town parade, the band puts 13 people in each row. How many rows will be in the parade?

Answer 1 28 rows

Question 2 Sarah has 756 tickets at Main Event. She wants to buy stickers for 9 tickets each. How many stickers can she buy?

Answer 2 84 stickers

Question 3 Our school needs to replace the tile in the boy’s restroom.The bathroom needs 418 tiles. If one package of tiles contains 12 tiles, how many packages will they need to purchase?

Answer 3 35 packages (round the remainder)

Question 4 How many tables that seat 15 people would be needed to provide places for 200 people?

Answer 4 14 tables (round the remainder)

Question 5 A radio station has $340 to spend on new cds. Each cd costs $13. How many cds can they purchase?

Answer 5 26 cds (drop the remainder)

Question 6 Lexi drives 895 miles each week. If she drives the same number of miles each day and only drives on weekdays, how many miles does Lexi drive each day?

Answer 6 179 miles each day

Question 7 Last year, Kate saved $2568. If she saved the same amount of money each month, how much money did she save in October?

Answer 7 $214

Question 8 At the movie theater, 288 people went to see Frozen. If each row sits 12 people, how many rows were filled up in the theater?

Answer 8 24 rows

Question 9 Amelia is bringing birthday treats for all the students in 5th grade. 5th grade has 7 teachers. There are 175 students in her grade, and every class has the same amount of students. She would like to give each student 2 cookies. How many cookies would she need to give each teacher?

Answer 9 50 cookies

Question 10 Nate has to read a book in the next two weeks. The book has 504 pages. If Nate plans on reading the same number of pages each day, how many pages will Nate read each day?

Answer 10 36 pages each day

Question 11 Angie bought 1,430 apples to bake into 25 apple pies. If each pie gets the same number of apples, how many will Angie have left over?

Answer 11 5 apples left over

Question 12 Ms. McCauley has 456 tickets for the carnival. If she wants to give each of her 22 students the same number of tickets, how many tickets will each student get?

Answer 12 20 tickets (drop the remainder)

question 13 A summer camp is building new cabins for campers. The camp hosts 1840 campers each summer. If each cabin holds 24 campers, how many cabins will the camp need?

Answer 13 77 cabins (round the remainder)

question 14 Blue Bell makes 3,420 gallons of ice cream each week. Each store gets 57 gallons of ice cream. Since each store gets the same amount of ice cream, how many stores does Blue Bell deliver to?

answer 14 60 stores

question 15 Target is donating 6,750 bundles of school supplies to different schools. If each school gets 50 school supplies bundles, how many schools will receive the donation?

answer 15 135 schools