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Word problems involving division of whole numbers

Word problems on division shows the use of division in daily life
activities.

Example 1

Thirteen farmers shared 1,625 chickens equally. How many
chickens did each farmer get?

Solution
Number of farmers = 13

Number of chickens = 1625
Divide 1625 by 13 to get 125

Therefore, each farmer got 125 chickens.

Example 2

A teacher had 305 oranges. If she distributed them equally
among 35 pupils, how many oranges did each pupil receive?
How many oranges did the teacher remain with?

Solution

Number of oranges = 305
Number of pupils = 35

Divide 305 by 35 to get 8 and the remainder is 25.
Therefore, each student received 8 oranges and the teacher

remained with 25 oranges.

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