Word Problem: Division | Mathematics for Class 2 PDF Download

Q1: 6 children share 12 chocolates. How many does each child get?

12 chocolates needs to be divided amongst 6 children 

so the answer equals to
12/6=2

each child gets 2 chocolates

Q2: Ron distributes 12 bananas equally among 4 monkeys. How many bananas does each monkey get?

12 bananas needs to divided amongst 4 monkeys

so the answer equals to
12/4 = 3 

each monkey gets 3 bananas.

Q3: There are 18 apples. Jon arranges them in 3 plates. How many apples are there in each plate?

18 apples divided by 3 plates
so the answer equals to
18/3 = 6

there are 6 apples in each plate.

Q4: Tom puts. 30 eggs equally in 6 boxes. How many eggs are there in each box?

30 eggs divided by 6 boxes
so the answer equals to
30/6 = 5

there are 5 eggs in each box.

Q5: Jenny has 30 stickers. She wants to distribute these equally among 10 children. How many stickers does each child get?

30 stickers divided by 10 children
so the answer equals to
30/10 = 3

 each child gets 3 stickers.

Q6: There are 1025 students in a school containing 25 sections. If in each section there are equal number of students, find their number in each section.

1025 students divided by 25 sections
so the answer equals to
1025/25 = 41

there are 41 students in each section.

Q7: The cost of 15 cycles is $24,405. Find the cost of each cycle.

 $24,405 divided by 15 cycles
so the answer equals to
$24,405/15 = $1,627

 each cycle costs $1,627.

Q8: The cost of 35 ceiling fans is $43,050. How much does each fan cost?

 $43,050 divided by 35 fans
so the answer equals to
$43,050/35 = $1,230
 each fan costs $1,230.

Q9: A school has collected $14,000 from 56 students for the Prime Minister's relief fund. How much has each student paid?

$14,000 collected divided by 56 students
so the answer equals to
$14,000/56 = $250
each student has paid $250.

Q10: 25 students of class X collected $2750 for an orphanage. If each student contributed an equal amount for the cause, how much amount of money was contributed by each student?

$2750 collected divided by 25 students
so the answer equals to
$2750/25 = $110
each student contributed $110.

Q11: A train runs 5,580 km in 36 hours. Find the speed of the train in km/hour.

5580 km divided by 36 hours
so the answer equals to
5580/36 = 155 km/hour
the speed of the train is 155 km/hour.

Q12: A truck was carrying 340 chairs, staked in sets of 5 chairs each. How many stacks of chairs were there on the truck?

340 chairs divided by 5 chairs per stack
so the answer equals to
340/5 = 68
 there are 68 stacks of chairs on the truck.

Q13: The product of two numbers is 4131. If one of them is 27, find the other.

 Divide the product by the given number to find the other number
4131 divided by 27 equals the answer
4131/27 ≈ 153, the other number is approximately 153.

Q14: 840 students were to be seated in 20 rows of an auditorium. If equal number of students sat in each row, how many students were there in each row?

 840 students divided by 20 rows
so the answer equals to
840/20 = 42
there are 42 students in each row.

Q15: If the quotient is 57, the divisor is 45 and the remainder is 29, find the dividend.

Dividend equals (quotient * divisor) + remainder
Dividend = (57 * 45) + 29
Dividend = 2565 + 29
Dividend = 2594