DIVISION

Word problems
Steps to solve a word problem:
❑Read the question and comprehend the information
given.
❑ Analyse the given information to figure out what is
given and what is to be found.
❑Identify the operation.
❑Perform the operation and write an answer statement.
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Q1. In the morning assembly, 100 students

are standing in rows of 10 each. How many
rows are there?
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Please note
When we divide a
Sol. Total number of students = 100 number by 10, digit in
the ones place of the
Number of students in each row = 10 dividend becomes the
remainder and the
Number of rows = 100 ÷ 10 remaining digits make
up the quotient.

Quotient = 10, Remainder = 0

Ans. There are 10 rows in all.

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Q3. Diksha has 79 marbles. She has to put them

in different packets. She can put 8 marbles in each
packet. How many packets will she use? How
many marbles will be left unpacked?
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Sol. Total number of marbles = 79
Number of marbles in each packet= 8
Number of packets used = 79 ÷ 8
09
8 79
-0
79
-72
7
Quotient = 9, Remainder = 7
Ans. 9 packets will be used and 7 marbles will be left unpacked.
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Q8. How many weeks are there in 364 days?

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Sol. Total number of days = 364 0 52

7 364
Number of days in a week= 7 -0
Number of weeks in 364 days = 364 ÷ 7 36
-3 5
014
- 14
Quotient = 52, Remainder = 0
0
Ans. There will be 52 weeks in 364 days.
 Fill in the blanks :
a) 89 ÷ 0 = __________
Not defined
951 ÷ 1 = 951
b) ____
c) Remainder is always smaller
______ than the divisor.
d) 356 ÷ 356 = ____
1
e) 0 ÷ 976 = ___
0
f) When 723 is divided by 100, we get ___
7 as quotient and
23 as remainder .
____
Work to be done in your Mathematics
notebook

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