Division Word Problems

(1-step word problems)

Here are some examples of division word problems that can be solved in one step. We will illustrate how block diagrams can be used to help you to visualize the division word problems in terms of the information given and the data that needs to be found.

Example:

There are 160 grade 3 students in a school. The students are to be equally divided into 5 classes. How many students do we have in each class?

Solution:

160 ÷ 5 = 32

We have 32 students in each class.

Example:

Melissa made 326 cupcakes. She packed 4 cupcakes into each box. How many boxes of cupcakes did she pack? How many cupcakes were left unpacked?

Solution:

326 ÷ 4 = 81 remainder 2

She packed 81 boxes of cupcakes.

2 cupcakes were left unpacked.

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