Division Word Problems
Instructions: Solve each problem. Show your working and write your answer in a complete sentence. Think carefully about what to do with any remainders!
1. A baker has 156 cookies to pack into boxes. Each box holds 12 cookies. How many boxes can be filled completely?
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2. A school is organising a trip to the museum. There are 245 students going and each van can carry 18 students. How many vans are needed?
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3. Mrs Chen has 187 pencils to share equally among 15 students. How many pencils will each student receive?
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4. A rope is 425 metres long. It needs to be cut into pieces that are 8 metres each. How many 8-metre pieces can be cut from the rope?
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5. A charity raised $834 and wants to donate it equally to 6 different organisations. How much money will each organisation receive?
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6. A farmer has 523 eggs. Egg cartons hold 30 eggs each. How many full cartons can the farmer fill, and how many eggs will be left over?
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