Division Word Problems (1 Digit Quotient) - Solve each problem

Sep 30, 2026

Division word problems focused on one-digit quotients present 15 real-life scenarios involving groups, equal sharing, and repeated rates. Problems cover basketball scoring, candy piles, toy purchases, flower vases, amusement ride tickets, birthday money and toy costs, seating tables, glue sticks per class, meal cooking rates, ring toss games, pencils in rows, shirt production time, toy packing boxes, hotel story height, and homework pages. An answer key is provided with computed results for each item.

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Reading Time8 min

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Solve each problem

Questions 1-15

Answer key

Division Word Problems (1 Digit Quotient) Name: | Solve each problem.
1) While playing basketball Team A scored twelve points. If each person scored four points, how many people were playing? | | | | | | | | Answers
1. | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | For Halloween Victor received fifty-six pieces of candy. If he put them into piles with eight in each pile, how many piles could he make? | | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | | 3) | A store sold twenty-four of their newest toy, 'Silly Beans'. If they sold them to only four customers and each person bought the same amount, how many did each | | | | | | | 3. | | | | | | | 4) | person buy?
A vase can hold eight flowers. If you had thirty-two flowers, how many vases would you need? | | | | | | | 4.
5. | | | | | | | 5) | The roller coaster at the state fair costs eight tickets per ride. If you had forty-eight tickets, how many times could you ride it? | | | | | | | 6. | | | | | | | 6) | Emily received twelve dollars for her birthday. Later she found some toys that cost three dollars each. How many of the toys could she buy? | | | | | | | 7. | | | | | | | 7) | There are twenty-one people attending a luncheon. If a table can hold seven people, how many tables do they need? | | | | | | | 8.
9. | | | | | | | 8) | For the new school year Maria's mom bought sixteen glue sticks. If each class needs four glue sticks, how many classes does Maria have? | | | | | | | 10. | | | | | | | 9) | A chef can cook four meals in a minute. If he cooked twelve meals, how long did it take him? | | | | | | | 11. | | | | | | | 10) | Luke was playing the ring toss at the carnival. All together he used forty-two rings. If each game you get six rings, how many games did he play? | | | | | | | 12.
13. | | | | | | | 11) | Rachel was placing her pencils into rows with eight pencils in each row. If she had forty pencils, how many rows could she make? | | | | | | | 14. | | | | | | | 12) | An industrial machine made fifty-four shirts. If it takes one minute to make six shirts, how many minutes was it working? | | | | | | | 15. | | | | | | | 13) | Mike was packing up his old toys. He has seventy-two toys to pack up and can fit eight in each box. How many boxes will he need? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14) | An architect was building a hotel downtown. He built it with eighteen rooms total. If there are three rooms on each story how many stories tall is the hotel? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15) | Faye had to complete sixty-three homework problems. If each page has nine problems on it, how many pages does she have to complete? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Math
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11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 | | | | | | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Division Word Problems (1 Digit Quotient) Name: Answer Key | Solve each problem.
1) While playing basketball Team A scored twelve points. If each person scored four points, how many people were playing? | | | | | | | | Answers
1. 3 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | For Halloween Victor received fifty-six pieces of candy. If he put them into piles with eight in each pile, how many piles could he make? | | | | | | | 2. 7 | | | | | | | 3) | A store sold twenty-four of their newest toy, 'Silly Beans'. If they sold them to only | | | | | | | 3. 6 | | | | | | | 4) | four customers and each person bought the same amount, how many did each person buy?
A vase can hold eight flowers. If you had thirty-two flowers, how many vases would you need? | | | | | | | 4. 4 5. 6 | | | | | |

FAQs

What skills do these division word problems practice?

They practice dividing to find the number of equal groups, items per person, tables or vases needed, and repeated time or number of events based on a rate.

Are answers included for all 15 questions?

Yes. The document includes a separate Answer Key section listing the computed results for questions 1 through 15.

What does “1 Digit Quotient” mean in these problems?

It indicates the division results (quotients) are intended to be one-digit numbers, keeping the math manageable for the targeted practice level.

Sep 30, 2026

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