Division Word Problems
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106 Domain 1: Number and Operations in Base Ten Lesson Practice |
Part 2
Choose the correct answer.
1.
There are 62 students trying out for the cheerleading teams. Each team will have exactly 8 students. How many students will not
make a team?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
2.
There are 172 people on line for a ride. Each ride can take 9 people at one time. How many rides are needed for everyone on line to get a turn?
A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. 20
3.
Each baseball cap costs $7. Coach Calhoun has $120 to spend on baseball caps. How many baseball caps can she buy?
A. 18
B. 17
C. 16
D. 15
4.
Divide: 8,174 4
3
A. 2,390 R2
B. 2,391 R1
C. 2,724 R2
D. 2,725 R1
5.
Bella was checking a friend’s work of 1,244 4
4 5
311 R1. Without performing the entire division, Bella said her friend was incorrect. Which explains whether or not Bella is correct in her assessment?
A. Bella is correct because an estimate will show that the quotient is less than 300.
B. Bella is incorrect because an estimate will show that the quotient is greater than 300.
C. Bella is correct because if the divisor is 4 and the ones digit in the dividend is 4, then there can never be a remainder.
D. Bella is correct because if the divisor is 4 and the ones digit in the dividend is even, then the remainder must be even.
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6.
Gavin has 175 rock CDs and 87 country CDs. He will put the CDs on 6 shelves that will each contain the same number of CDs. Any remaining CDs he will put inside his desk. How many CDs will Gavin put inside his desk?
A. 2 C.
4
B. 3 D.
5
7.
Miguel has already put 36 sports cards each in 5 folders. He buys 372 more cards. He puts the same number of cards into the 5 folders with any extra cards going into the green folder. How many cards are now in the green folder?
A. 74 C.
110
B. 16 D.
112
8.
A group has $478 to spend on play tickets that cost $9 each. A. How many tickets can the group buy? Show your work.
B. How did you interpret the remainder? Explain your reasoning.
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108 Domain 1: Number and Operations in Base Ten 9.
Nancy says that 73 4
2 is 35 with a remainder of 3. What mistake did Nancy make? Show your work and explain your reasoning. 10.
Talib is using a 95-inch long ribbon to make bookmarks. Each bookmark will be 7 inches long. How many bookmarks can Talib make? Show your work and explain your answer.
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Lesson 9: Division with Remainders 109
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11.
Mr. Daniels is the custodian of an office building. He bought 7 mega packs and 2 regular packs of paper towels. Pack
Number of Rolls in a Pack
Mega pack
18
Regular pack
6
There are 5 floors in the building. Mr. Daniels will put an equal number of rolls of paper towels in the breakroom on each floor of the building. How many rolls of paper towels will he put in each breakroom? Show your work and explain your answer. Extra rolls of paper towels will be stored in a supply closet. How many rolls of paper towels will be stored? Show your work and explain your answer.