Division as Equal Groups & Sharing - Part A, Part B, Part C (Version B)

Sep 23, 2026

Worksheet on division for making equal groups and fair sharing. Part A guides learners to form equal groups and write a division equation, then solve problems with cookies, donuts, peaches, gems, fish, and tennis balls. Part B focuses on sharing a set of objects equally among a specified number of people or containers. Part C provides challenge problems for writing division equations and related multiplication facts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Part A – Equal Groups

Part B – Sharing (Fair Share)

Part C – Challenge Problems (Version B)

Answer Key

Name: _________________________________________ Division as Equal Groups & Sharing Part A: Make equal groups and then write a division equation for each problem and solve. | Example: There are 6 apples. Make groups of 2. | | | --- | --- | | | 8 ÷ 4 = 2 | 1.) There are 12 cookies. Make groups of 6. ÷ = 2.) There are 10 donuts. Make groups of 2. ÷ = 3.) There are 18 peaches. Make groups of 9. ÷ = 4.) There are 21 gems. Make groups of 3. ÷ = 5.) There are 15 fish. Make groups of 5. ÷ = 6.) There are 24 tennis balls. Make groups of 8. ÷ = 1 Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) Part B: Sharing (Fair Share) Read each problem. Draw a picture or equal groups to help you, then answer. 7. Noah has 16 stickers. He wants to share them equally with 3 friends (including himself) . • How many stickers does each person get? Answer: stickers 8. A librarian has 30 bookmarks. She puts them into 5 equal stacks. • How many bookmarks are in each stack? Answer: bookmarks 9. There are 21 toy cars and 7 boxes. The cars are shared equally. • How many cars go in each box? Answer: cars 10. Emma has 24 beads. She wants to make 6 necklaces with the same number of beads. • How many beads will be on each necklace? Answer: beads Part C – Challenge Problems – Version B 11.A coach has 27 soccer balls. She sets up 9 equal lines of soccer balls for a drill. a) How many soccer balls are in each line? Answer: balls b) Write a division equation for this problem: 12. There are 32 muffins on a tray. They will be shared equally among 4 students. a) How many muffins does each student get? Answer: muffins b) Write a related multiplication fact that helps you solve it: 2 Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) ANSWER KEY Part A – Equal Groups 1. 12 cookies, groups of 6 o Equation: 12 ÷ 6 = 2 2. 10 donuts, groups of 2 o Equation: 10 ÷ 2 = 5 3. 18 peaches, groups of 9 o Equation: 18 ÷ 9 = 2 4. 21 gems, groups of 3 o Equation: 21 ÷ 3 = 7 5. 15 fish, groups of 5 o Equation: 15 ÷ 5 = 3 6. 24 tennis balls, groups of 8 o Equation: 24 ÷ 8 = 3 Part B – Sharing (Fair Share) 7. 16 stickers shared among 4 kids → 16 ÷ 4 = 4 stickers each 8. 30 bookmarks into 5 stacks → 30 ÷ 5 = 6 bookmarks each 9. 21 toy cars into 7 boxes → 21 ÷ 7 = 3 cars each 10.24 beads into 6 necklaces → 24 ÷ 6 = 4 beads each Part C – Challenge 11. 27 soccer balls into 9 lines • a) 27 ÷ 9 = 3 balls in each line • b) Division equation: 27 ÷ 9 = 3 12.32 muffins shared among 4 students • a) 32 ÷ 4 = 8 muffins each • b) Related multiplication fact: 4 × 8 = 32 Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) 3

FAQs

What does Part A ask you to do for each problem?

Make equal groups, write a division equation, and solve the problem.

In Part B, how do you find the fair share?

Draw equal groups or a picture, then divide the total number by the number of people or stacks.

What extra work is required in Part C challenge problems?

Write the division equation and, when indicated, also use a related multiplication fact to support the solution.

Sep 23, 2026

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