Instructions
Read each story problem carefully. Use the space provided to show your work and write down the division equation. Then, write your final answer on the line.
1. Sarah baked 24 delicious cookies. She wants to share them equally among her 3 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?
Show your work:
Equation: ____________________
Answer: ____________________ cookies
2. Leo has 30 superhero stickers. He wants to arrange them in his sticker book. If each page can hold 5 stickers, how many pages will he fill completely?
Show your work:
Equation: ____________________
Answer: ____________________ pages
3. A gym teacher has 18 students. She wants to divide them into 2 equal teams for a game. How many students will be on each team?
Show your work:
Equation: ____________________
Answer: ____________________ students
4. A farmer picked 40 apples. He puts them into bags with 10 apples in each bag. How many bags does the farmer need?
Show your work:
Equation: ____________________
Answer: ____________________ bags
5. Maya is planting 28 flower seeds. She wants to plant them in 4 equal rows in her garden. How many seeds will be in each row?
Show your work:
Equation: ____________________
Answer: ____________________ seeds
Answer Key
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Equation: 24 ÷ 3 = 8
Answer: 8 cookies -
Equation: 30 ÷ 5 = 6
Answer: 6 pages -
Equation: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
Answer: 9 students -
Equation: 40 ÷ 10 = 4
Answer: 4 bags -
Equation: 28 ÷ 4 = 7
Answer: 7 seeds