WORD PROBLEMS ON DIVISION OF WHOLE NUMBERS

Problem 1 :

Ric bought 64 ounces of trail mix. He wants to divide it into small bags, with 2 ounces of trail mix in each bag. How many bags can Ric fill?

Solution :

Quantity of trail mix = 64 ounces

Quantity of each bag = 2 ounces

Number of bags = 64/2

= 32 bags.

Problem 2 :

Melissa’s flower shop got a shipment of 152 roses. She wants to make bouquets of 8 roses each. How many bouquets can Melissa make?

Solution :

Total number of roses = 152

To make one bouquet, we need 8 roses. 

Number of bouquets = 152/8

= 19

Problem 3 :

Evie bought a 42 ounce box of crackers. She wants to divide it into bags with 3 ounces of crackers in each bag. How many bags can Evie fill?

Solution :

Quantity of crackers = 42 ounces

Capacity of each bag = 3

Number of bags = 42/3

= 14

Problem 4 :

One roll of plastic wrap is 48 feet long. Marta uses 3 feet of plastic wrap to wrap each cake she bakes. How many cakes can she wrap from one roll?

Solution :

Length of roll of plastic wrap = 48 feet

Length of wrap used for each cake = 3 feet

Number of cakes that she can wrap = 48/3

= 16

Problem 5 :

There are 125 students in an astronomy class. The professor assigns them into groups of 5. How many groups of students are there?

Solution :

Number of students = 125

Each group consists of 5 students

Number of groups = 125/5

= 25

Problem 6 :

One package of dental floss is 54 feet long. Brian uses 2 feet of dental floss every day. How many days will one package of dental floss last Brian?

Solution :

Length of dental floss = 54 feet

Length of floss that he uses everyday = 2 feet

Number of days = 54/2

= 27

Problem 7 :

The bar graph shows the attendance at a three-day art festival.

a. What is the total attendance for the art festival?

b. What is the increase in attendance from Day 1 to Day 2?

Solution :

a) Total attendance for the art festival

= 2570 + 3145 + 3876

= 9591

So, the total attendence is 9591 people.

b. Number of people in Day 1 = 2570

Number of people in Day 2 = 3145

Number of people increase from Day 1 to Day 2 = 3145 - 2570

= 575

Problem 8 :

A school lunch contains 12 chicken nuggets. Ninety-five students buy the lunch. What is the total number of chicken nuggets served?

Solution :

Number of chicken nuggets = 12

Number of student brought the lunch = 95

Total number of chicken nuggets = 12 x 95

= 1140

So, total number of chicken nuggets is 1140

Problem 9 :

You make 24 equal payments for a go-kart. You pay a total of $840. How much is each payment?

Solution :

Total number of equal payments = 24

Amount to paid = $840

Amount for each payment = 840 / 24

= 35

So, each payment is $35.

Problem 10 :

A 301-foot-high swing at an amusement park can take 64 people on each ride. A total of 8983 people ride the swing today. All the rides are full except for the last ride. How many rides are given? How many people are on the last ride?

Solution :

Number of people in each right = 64

Total number of people ride the swing today = 8983

= 8983/64

Number of rides x number of people on each ride + number of people are on the last ride 

= 140 x 64 + 23

Total number of rides = 140

Number of people are on the last ride = 23

Problem 11 :

The bar graph shows the attendance at a food festival. Write an expression you can use to answer the question. Then fi nd the value of your expression.

a) What is the total attendance at the food festival from 2010 to 2013?

b) How many more people attended the food festival in 2012 than in 2011?

c) How many times more people attended the food festival in 2013 than in 2010?

d) The festival projects that the total attendance for 2014 will be twice the attendance in 2012. What is the projected attendance for 2014?

Solution :

a) The total attendance at the food festival from 2010 to 2013

= 2118 + 3391 + 4785 + 6354

= 16648

b) Number of people attend in 2012 = 4785

Number of people who attend in 2011 = 3391

Difference = 4785 - 3391

= 1394

So, 1394 more people attended the food festival in 2012 than in 2011.

c) Number of people who attend in 2013 = 6354

Number of people who attened in 2010 = 2118

Difference = 6354 - 2118

= 4236

So, 4236 more people attended the food festival in 2013 than in 2010.

d) Number of people who attend in 2012 = 4785

Number of people who attend in 2014 = 2(4785)

= 9570