Word Problems
Use what you know about division to complete the word problems.
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Division equations also occur in daily life. Read each real-world problem carefully, and then solve. Always remember that a solution to any division problem can be checked by multiplying the quotient with the divisor, and then adding any remainder. Click to check your answers when you are finished.
Centerville High School is preparing for their spring music concert. Mr. Wrigley, the music teacher, is setting out chairs for the audience. He has 825 chairs and wants to divide them into rows of 55 chairs each. How many rows can he make?
In order to solve this division problem, divide the total number of chairs that Mr. Wrigley has, 825, by the number of chairs he wants to put in each row, 55. Then you will know how many rows he needs to make.
Here is what this problem looks like as a division equation.
Mr. Wrigley can make 15 rows of chairs with 55 chairs in each row.
Moshi is on a road trip across the country to his friend's house, and plans to see some of his favorite sights along the way. In total, Moshi will drive 1,974 miles on his trip, and he will be traveling for 21 days. How many miles will Moshi drive each day to complete his trip in the time he has allowed for travel?
To solve this division problem, divide the total number of miles Moshi will drive, 1,974, by the number of days he is traveling, 21, in order to solve for the number of miles he will drive each day.
Here is what this problem looks like as a division equation.
Moshi will travel 94 miles each day of his trip.
Charlotte and her friends are taking a backpacking trip. The total distance they will cover is 234 miles. If they make 18 stops along the way, how many miles will they travel between stops?
To solve this division problem, divide the total number of miles Charlotte and her friends will travel, 234, by the number of days they are traveling, 18. Then you will know how many miles Charlotte and her friends covered each day between stops.
Here is what this problem looks like as a division equation.
Charlotte and her friends covered 13 miles between each stop on their trip.
As a gym helper, Vita is asked to help organize the school’s equipment at the end of each day. Along with the other gym helpers, Vita has to sort the school’s collection of tennis balls into containers. There are 936 tennis balls, and all of them must be in a container. Each of the tennis ball containers can hold 53 balls. How many containers will Vita need in order to make sure every ball is in a container? Hint: After placing all the tennis balls in containers, one container may have less than 53 balls in it.
Vita will need 18 containers to make sure every tennis ball is in a container. She will have 17 containers that are full, and one container that only has 35 balls in it.