Grade 5 Math · Number

Divide 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers: word problems

Solve division word problems, including interpreting the remainder by rounding up, rounding down, or reporting it directly. Unlimited questions, five difficulty levels, and a full worked solution every time — free.

Practice this skill Curriculum: G5-B2.7

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A school is renting vans that each hold 13 students for a field trip. There are 260 students going. How many vans are needed so that everyone has a seat?

Answer: 20

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187 hockey cards are shared as equally as possible among 24 friends. How many cards are left over?

📘 Worked solution
1187 / 24 = 7 R 19Divide to share the cards as evenly as possible.
2Answer: 19 cards left overWhatever doesn't divide evenly is the remainder.

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