Division Word Problems

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🎯 WALT: Solve division word problems and interpret remainders

Success Criteria: I can choose the correct operation, write equations, and explain what remainders mean in real situations.

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice Division Problems

1. Sarah has 84 stickers to share equally among 7 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?

11 stickers

12 stickers

13 stickers

14 stickers

2. A cinema has 156 seats arranged in rows of 12. How many full rows are there?

12 rows

13 rows

14 rows

15 rows

3. A bakery packs 95 muffins into boxes of 8. How many muffins will be left over?

5 muffins

6 muffins

7 muffins

8 muffins

4. Which situations require you to round UP your answer? (Tick all that apply)

Number of buses needed for 67 students (9 per bus)

Number of complete pizza slices from 25 pizzas cut into 6 pieces

Number of boxes needed to pack 89 books (12 per box)

Money each person gets when $73 is shared among 5 people

✏️ Part 2: Solve and Show Your Working

5. A school orders 138 new books. The librarian wants to put them on shelves with 15 books per shelf. How many full shelves will be used? How many books will be left over?

Equation: ________________

Answer: _______ full shelves, _______ books left over

6. Year 8 students are organising a sports day. There are 147 students who need to be put into teams of 9. How many complete teams can be made?

Equation: ________________

Answer: _______ complete teams

7. A chocolate factory produces 234 chocolates. They pack them into boxes of 16. How much money will they make if each full box sells for $12?

Answer: They will make $________

8. Extension Challenge: Write your own division word problem that has a remainder of 3. Then solve it.

Division Word Problems

Division Word Problems

🎯 WALT: Solve division word problems and interpret remainders

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice Division Problems

✏️ Part 2: Solve and Show Your Working

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