Division Word Problems: Grouping
Solve word problems about putting items into equal groups.
🎯 What You'll Learn
You will solve word problems where you need to make groups of a certain size.
🏪 Market Story
Emeka has 24 eggs. He needs to put them into cartons that hold 6 eggs each. How many cartons does he need? 24 ÷ 6 = 4 cartons. This is grouping — dividing a total into groups of a specific size.
📝 Let's Learn
Grouping problems ask: "How many groups can you make?" You divide the total by the group size.
Example 1: 30 students need to sit in rows of 5. How many rows? 30 ÷ 5 = 6 rows.
Example 2: Funke has 28 stickers to put 4 on each page. How many pages does she need? 28 ÷ 4 = 7 pages.
Example 3: A bus holds 10 passengers. 45 people need to travel. How many buses? 45 ÷ 10 = 4 r 5. She needs 5 buses (4 full buses plus 1 more for the remaining 5 people).
Important: When grouping people or things that can't be split, if there's a remainder, you need one extra group!
✏️ Practice Questions
- Amina has 32 flowers. She puts 8 in each vase. How many vases does she fill?
- Tunde has 50 sweets to put into bags of 10. How many bags does he need?
- A school has 35 students. Each row in the assembly hall fits 6 students. How many rows are needed?
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- 32 ÷ 8 = 4 vases.
- 50 ÷ 10 = 5 bags.
- 35 ÷ 6 = 5 r 5. They need 6 rows (5 full rows of 6 plus 1 extra row for the remaining 5 students).
💡 Remember
Grouping means making equal groups from a total. If there are leftovers and nothing can be left out, you need one extra group! This is important in real life.