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

Imagine you have 12 chocolates.
You want to share them equally among 6 friends.
Divide: 12 ÷ 6 = 2.
      Ans: Each child gets 2 chocolates.

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

12 bananas split for 4 monkeys.
Divide: 12 ÷ 4 = 3.
      Ans: Each monkey gets 3 bananas.

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

1. Place 18 apples on 3 plates, equally.

2. Divide: 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
   Ans: Each plate has 6 apples. 

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

1. 30 eggs split into 6 boxes.

2. Divide: 30 ÷ 6 = 5.
   Ans: Each box has 5 eggs.

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

1. 30 stickers divided among 10 friends.

2. Divide: 30 ÷ 10 = 3.
   Ans: 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.

1. Split 1025 students into 25 groups.

2. Divide: 1025 ÷ 25 = 41.
   Ans: Each section has 41 students. 

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

 1. Total money ÷ number of cycles.

2. Divide: $24,405÷15=$24,405÷15=1,627.
      Ans: One cycle costs $1,627.

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

 1. Total money ÷ number of fans.

2. Divide: $43,050÷35=$43,050÷35=1,230.
      Ans: One 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?

1. Total money ÷ number of students.

2. Divide: $14,000÷56=$14,000÷56=250.
   Ans: Each student 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?

1. Total money ÷ number of students.

2. Divide: $2750÷25=$2750÷25=110.
   Ans: Each student gave $110.

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

1. Speed = Total distance ÷ Time.

2. Divide: 5,580 ÷ 36 = 155.
   Ans: The train’s speed 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?

1. Total chairs ÷ chairs per stack.

2. Divide: 340 ÷ 5 = 68.
   Ans: There are 68 stacks.

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

 1. If 27 × ? = 4131, divide 4131 by 27.

2. Divide: 4131 ÷ 27 = 153.
      Ans: The other number is 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?

 1. Students ÷ rows.

2. Divide: 840 ÷ 20 = 42.
      Ans: Each row has 42 students. 

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

1. Dividend = (Quotient × Divisor) + Remainder.

2. Multiply: 57 × 45 = 2565.

3. Add: 2565 + 29 = 2594.
   Ans: The dividend is 2594.