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He places 8 rollson each tray. The number of trays he needs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>48 ÷ t = 8\u003Cbr>How many trays does Adam need?\u003Cbr>3) Billy's troop has 72 scouts. They are split into groups with 9 scouts in each group. The number of groups, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>72 ÷ t = 9\u003Cbr>How many groups are there?\u003Cbr>5) Oliver collected 25 seashells. He puts 5 seashells into each jar. The number of jars he needs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>25 ÷ t = 5\u003Cbr>How many jars does Oliver need?\u003Cbr>2) George caught 15 fish. He puts 3 fish into each bucket. The number of buckets he needs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>15 ÷ t = 3\u003Cbr>How many buckets does George need?\u003Cbr>4) Carol has 21 songs. She burns 3 songs onto each disc. The number of discs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>21 ÷ t = 3\u003Cbr>How many discs does Carol need?\u003Cbr>6) Tom has 24 trading cards. He arranges them into equal stacks with 4 cards in each stack. The number of stacks, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>24 ÷ t = 4\u003Cbr>How many stacks are there?\u003Cbr>7) Lana has 36 crayons. She fills boxes 8) Amy baked 27 cookies and placed 3 with 4 crayons in each box. The number cookies on each tray. The number of\u003Cbr>of boxes, t, can be found using this trays she used, t, can be found using\u003Cbr>equation. this equation.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>How many boxes are there? How many trays did Amy use? |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7.\u003Cbr>8. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 |  | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \n Solving an Equation from a Word Problem (Division) Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the equation to answer each question.\u003Cbr>1) Adam baked 48 rolls. He places 8 rollson each tray. The number of trays he needs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>48 ÷ t = 8\u003Cbr>How many trays does Adam need?\u003Cbr>3) Billy's troop has 72 scouts. They are split into groups with 9 scouts in each group. The number of groups, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>72 ÷ t = 9\u003Cbr>How many groups are there?\u003Cbr>5) Oliver collected 25 seashells. He puts 5 seashells into each jar. The number of jars he needs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>25 ÷ t = 5\u003Cbr>How many jars does Oliver need?\u003Cbr>2) George caught 15 fish. He puts 3 fish into each bucket. The number of buckets he needs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>15 ÷ t = 3\u003Cbr>How many buckets does George need?\u003Cbr>4) Carol has 21 songs. She burns 3 songs onto each disc. The number of discs, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>21 ÷ t = 3\u003Cbr>How many discs does Carol need?\u003Cbr>6) Tom has 24 trading cards. He arranges them into equal stacks with 4 cards in each stack. The number of stacks, t, can be found using this equation.\u003Cbr>24 ÷ t = 4\u003Cbr>How many stacks are there?\u003Cbr>7) Lana has 36 crayons. She fills boxes 8) Amy baked 27 cookies and placed 3 with 4 crayons in each box. The number cookies on each tray. The number of\u003Cbr>of boxes, t, can be found using this trays she used, t, can be found using\u003Cbr>equation. this equation.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>How many boxes are there? 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