Division Word Problems
Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show your working and write your answer in a complete sentence.
1. A school has 456 students who need to be divided equally into 24 classes. How many students will be in each class?
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2. A bakery made 1,248 cookies. They want to pack them into boxes with 16 cookies in each box. How many boxes will they need?
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3. A farmer harvested 2,835 kilograms of apples. She wants to distribute them equally among 15 local markets. How many kilograms will each market receive?
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4. The sports club has $3,456 to spend on new equipment. If each piece of equipment costs $72, how many pieces can they buy?
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5. A library has 5,040 books to arrange on shelves. Each shelf can hold 35 books. How many shelves are needed?
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6. A concert venue has 7,392 seats arranged in equal rows. If there are 48 seats in each row, how many rows are there?
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