Microsoft Word - Sample Division Word Problems.doc

Created by Alycia Zimmerman for classroom use, 2015.

Sample Division Word Problems with Remainders

Remainder Strategy:

Just Drop It

Remainder Strategy:

Round Up

Remainder Strategy:

Sharing is Caring

Anne$is$making$cards$to$send$to$her$

grandparents.$She$always$puts$4$stickers$

on$each$card.$If$she$has$23$stickers,$how$

many$cards$can$she$make?$

There$are$fourteen$children.$A$van$can$

hold$five$children.$How$many$vans$are$

needed$to$take$all$of$the$children$to$the$

zoo?$

The$hiking$trail$to$the$Mayan$ruins$is$32$

miles$long.$The$Moser$family$took$three$

days$to$hike$to$the$ruin.$If$they$travelled$

the$same$amount$ea ch$d ay,$ho w$m an y$

miles$did$they$travel$in$one$day?$

Mr.$Barona$wants$to$put$students$into$

relay$race$teams.$There$n ee d$to $b e$fo u r$

students$on$each$team.$Ms.$Morgan’s$

class$has$30$students.$How$many$teams$

can$Mr.$Barona$make?$

Mrs.$Jordan$is$buying$food$for$a$picnic.$A$

tray$of$sandwich$serves$12$peo p le.$Ho w $

many$trays$should$Mrs.$Jordan$buy$to$

serve$55$people?$

Four$children$share$fourteen$cookies$

evenly.$How$many$cookies$will$each$

child$get?$

Suggestion for Use:$Cut$apart$the$questions$and$headings.$Display$the$headings$on$the$board$or$with$the$document$camera.$Then$have$students$

read$one$question$at$a$time$and$discuss$how$they$will$handle$the$remainder.$When$the$entire$class$agrees,$place$the$question$under$the$correct$

remainder$heading.$