20 problems graded by difficulty (★ easy, ★★ medium, ★★★ hard). Try first, without looking at the solutions!
1 Sharing stickers ★★★
Leo has 12 stickers. He shares them equally among 4 friends. How many stickers does each friend get? Write the division equation.
2 Bags of pencils ★★★
A teacher has 18 pencils. She puts 6 pencils in each bag. How many bags can she fill?
3 Reading an array ★★★
Look at the array of dots.
a) How many dots are there in all?
b) Write two division equations that match the array.
4 Quick division facts ★★★
Find each quotient.
a) \(20 \div 4\) b) \(16 \div 2\) c) \(30 \div 5\) d) \(27 \div 3\)
5 Naming the parts ★★★
In the equation \(35 \div 5 = 7\), name the dividend, the divisor and the quotient.
6 True or false? ★★★
Say whether each statement is true or false. Explain with a multiplication fact.
a) \(24 \div 6 = 4\) b) \(18 \div 3 = 5\) c) \(10 \div 1 = 1\)
7 Jumps on a number line ★★★
Mia counts back from 21 to 0 using equal jumps.
Write the division equation shown by the jumps.
8 Fact family of 6, 7 and 42 ★★★
Write the four facts of the fact family for 6, 7 and 42.
9 Missing numbers ★★★
Find the missing number \(n\).
a) \(8 \times n = 56\) b) \(n \times 9 = 63\) c) \(72 \div n = 8\) d) \(n \div 4 = 6\)
10 Dividing by 1 and by itself ★★★
Find each quotient.
a) \(9 \div 1\) b) \(0 \div 5\) c) \(8 \div 8\) d) \(100 \div 1\)
11 Cherry bowls ★★★
Sam has 32 cherries. He puts the same number of cherries in each of 4 bowls. How many cherries are in each bowl?
12 Field trip vans ★★★
45 students go on a field trip. Each van carries 9 students. How many vans are needed?
13 Find the mistake ★★★
Leo wrote: “\(40 \div 8 = 5\), so \(5 \times 40 = 8\).” Is his second equation correct? Explain and fix it.
14 Dividing by 4 ★★★
Copy and complete the table. Each number in the top row is divided by 4.
| Number | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divided by 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
15 Pages per day ★★★
Ruby reads a book of 54 pages in 6 days. She reads the same number of pages every day.
a) How many pages does she read each day?
b) At that speed, how many pages could she read in 9 days?
16 Marbles and gifts ★★★
Omar has 63 marbles. He shares them equally among 7 friends. Then each friend gives 2 marbles to a little brother. How many marbles does each friend have left?
17 The muffin sale ★★★
A baker packs 40 muffins into boxes of 5 muffins. She sells 3 boxes. How many muffins are left?
18 Missing dividends and divisors ★★★
a) Find \(n\): \(n \div 6 = 7\) and \(63 \div n = 9\).
b) Which is greater: \(36 \div 4\) or \(56 \div 7\)?
19 Write your own problem ★★★
Write one sharing word problem and one grouping word problem for \(28 \div 4\). Give the answer to each.
20 Can we share it? ★★★
Jada has 25 cards. She says she can deal them equally to 4 players with none left over. Is she right? Use multiplication facts to explain.
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