Divide by 2, 3, 4, or 5 | Word Problems

Mrs. Smith has 40 gummy bears in a bag. If she wants to distribute the gummy bears equally among 4 children, how many gummy bears will each child receive?

There are 27 students participating in the school science fair. If they are divided into groups of 3, how many groups will there be?

In a gaming competition, there are 35 awards to be distributed. If the awards are equally distributed among 5 winning teams, how many awards will each team receive?

A craftsperson creates 6 amethyst pendants. If they want to package the pendants equally in 2 jewelry boxes, how many amethyst pendants will be in each box?

A group of friends went apple picking and collected 30 apples. If they want to distribute the apples equally among 3 baskets, how many apples will be in each basket?

The Smiths’ pantry has 32 cans of tomatoes. If the cans are divided equally into piles of 4, how many cans does each pile have?

At a comedy club, 20 comedians are auditioning as duos for a comedy act. How many comedy duos are auditioning?

A charity shipped 25 boxes of medical supplies to a disaster-stricken area. If the supplies are distributed equally among 5 hospitals, how many boxes will each hospital receive?

A movie enthusiast is planning to watch 18 movies in a movie marathon. If he watches 3 movies a day, how many days will the marathon last?

If Mandy packs 20 cookies equally into 4 boxes, how many cookies will each box contain?