Division Word Problems

1. Sarah has 24 cookies. She wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many cookies does each friend get?

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2. A farmer has 45 apples. He packs them into boxes with 5 apples in each box. How many boxes does he need?

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3. There are 32 students in Year 4. The teacher divides them into groups of 8 for an activity. How many groups are there?

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4. A chocolate bar has 48 pieces. If you share it equally between 6 people, how many pieces does each person get?

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5. The librarian has 63 books to arrange on shelves. Each shelf holds 9 books. How many shelves will she need?

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6. A sports team has 56 litres of juice. They pour it equally into 7 containers. How many litres are in each container?

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7. Mrs Jones has 72 pencils. She wants to put them into packs of 8. How many packs can she make?

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8. A bus can carry 54 passengers. If there are 9 seats in each row, how many rows are there on the bus?

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