Division Word Problems
Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show your working and write your answer in a complete sentence.
1. A bakery made 156 cupcakes. They packed them equally into boxes of 12. How many boxes did they fill?
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2. A school has 384 students going on a field trip. If each bus can hold 48 students, how many buses are needed?
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3. Mrs Chen has 215 books to arrange on shelves. Each shelf can hold 25 books. How many shelves will she need, and how many books will be on the last shelf?
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4. A farmer collected 672 eggs. He wants to pack them into cartons of 18 eggs each. How many cartons can he fill completely?
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5. A charity fundraiser raised $945. The money will be shared equally among 15 different charities. How much will each charity receive?
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6. A rope measuring 756 cm long needs to be cut into pieces that are 36 cm each. How many pieces can be cut from the rope?
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