Practice Division as Sharing in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Understanding division as distributing a total equally among a given number of groups. This 'fair sharing' model asks: if I share equally, how many does each group get?

12 cookies shared among 4 kidsβ€”each gets 3. Division tells us the share size.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

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Share 1212 cookies equally among 44 children. How many does each get?

Example 2

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A teacher shares 6666 pencils among 1111 tables. How many per table?

Example 3

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A teacher splits 4242 pencils equally between 77 tables, then each table loses 11. How many pencils remain per table?

Example 4

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120120 candies are shared among children and one parent so that the children's total share and the parent's share are in the ratio 3:23 : 2. How many candies does the parent receive?

Example 5

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45 students are split into equal teams of 9. How many teams are there? Then, if each team gets 4 water bottles, how many bottles are needed total?

Example 6

easy
Share 3232 candies equally among 88 kids.

Example 7

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Twenty-four cookies are split equally among 66 plates. How many on each plate?

Example 8

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Five friends share a 2020-inch sub equally. How long (in inches) is each piece?

Example 9

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Twelve donuts are shared among 44 friends, and then 22 more donuts arrive and are added equally to each friend's share. How many does each have now?

Example 10

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Twenty-one grapes are shared among 33 kids equally. How many does each get?

Example 11

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A teacher shares 100100 stickers as evenly as possible among 77 kids. How many does each get, and how many are left?

Example 12

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A prize of $144\$144 is split so that each winner gets $12\$12 except the top winner who gets double. If everyone except the top winner gets the same, and there are 1111 winners total, how much does the top winner get?

Example 13

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Share 5050 stickers equally among 88 kids. How many each, how many left?

Example 14

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Forty stickers are shared among 88 kids equally. How many each?

Example 15

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A teacher shares 2828 books equally among 77 tables, then adds 11 extra book to each table. How many books per table now?

Example 16

easy
Eight friends share 5656 trading cards equally. How many each?

Example 17

easy
Twenty-seven crayons are shared equally among 99 children. How many each?

Example 18

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Share 3535 marbles equally among 77 kids. How many marbles per kid?

Example 19

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You have 18 stickers to share equally among 3 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?

Example 20

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Divide 1818 pencils among 66 students equally. How many each?