Question

check what you know
division
solve each problem.

1. lori found 42 shells at the beach. she gave the same number of shells to 7 of her friends. how many shells did she give to each friend?

she gave ______ shells to each friend.

1. the drama club is giving a party in the school lunchroom. the club wants to be seated in groups of 8. if 64 students go to the party, how many groups of students will there be?

there will be ______ groups of students.

1. the pancake restaurant served 32 pancakes. if 8 customers ate an equal number of pancakes, how many did each person eat?

each person ate ______ pancakes.

1. the school spirit club baked cakes for a charity event. there were 75 different cakes and 5 bakers. each baker baked the same number of cakes. how many cakes did each baker make?

each baker made ______ cakes.

1. the fish shop is open 72 hours a week. the shop is open 6 days a week and the same number of hours each day. how many hours each day is the shop open?

the shop is open ______ hours a day.

1. the glee club needs to sell 382 tickets to win a trip. if there are 8 members who want to go on the trip, how many tickets does each member need to sell? how many extra tickets are left?

each member needs to sell ______ tickets.
there will be ______ extra tickets.

Explanation:

Step1: Divide total shells by friends

$\frac{42}{7}=6$

Step2: Divide total students by group size

$\frac{64}{8}=8$

Step3: Divide total pancakes by customers

$\frac{32}{8}=4$

Step4: Divide total cakes by bakers

$\frac{75}{5}=15$

Step5: Divide total hours by days

$\frac{72}{6}=12$

Step6: Divide total tickets by members

$382 \div 8 = 47$ remainder $6$

Answer:

1. She gave $\boldsymbol{6}$ shells to each friend.
2. There will be $\boldsymbol{8}$ groups of students.
3. Each person ate $\boldsymbol{4}$ pancakes.
4. Each baker made $\boldsymbol{15}$ cakes.
5. The shop is open $\boldsymbol{12}$ hours a day.
6. Each member needs to sell $\boldsymbol{47}$ tickets.

There will be $\boldsymbol{6}$ extra tickets.