This grade 5 divide whole worksheet gives 23 problems on dividing whole numbers, ordered from easy to hard, with a separate answer key.
This worksheet has 23 problems on dividing whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.6. Practice area models, partial quotients, estimation, and checking with multiplication. The last six problems are word problems that use cookies, buses, apples, miles, and beads.
Grade 5 Divide Whole Worksheet: problems 1–5
Problem 1: Area model warm-up
Use the area model to find \(756 : 6\). Write each missing product, then the partial quotients.
Problem 2: Two-digit divisor
Find \(960 : 15\).
Problem 3: One-digit divisor
Find \(1{,}248 : 4\).
Problem 4: Place-value pattern
Find \(4{,}200 : 60\).
Problem 5: Exact division
Find \(744 : 24\).
Grade 5 Divide Whole Worksheet: problems 6–10
Problem 6: A remainder
Find \(905 : 7\).
Problem 7: Four digits, two-digit divisor
Find \(2{,}415 : 35\).
Problem 8: Partial quotients
Use partial quotients to find \(1{,}596 : 21\).
Problem 9: Divide 3,078 by 18
Find \(3{,}078 : 18\).
Problem 10: A zero in the quotient
Find \(4{,}284 : 42\).
Grade 5 Divide Whole Worksheet: problems 11–15
Problem 11: Divide 5,238 by 54
Find \(5{,}238 : 54\).
Problem 12: Divide with zeros
Find \(6{,}500 : 25\).
Problem 13: Estimate with compatible numbers
Use compatible numbers to estimate \(4{,}187 : 52\). Then find the exact quotient and remainder.
Problem 14: A remainder with two digits
Find \(2{,}009 : 31\).
Problem 15: Check with multiplication
Diego says \(7{,}863 : 43 = 183\). Use multiplication to check. If he is wrong, find the correct quotient and remainder.
Grade 5 Divide Whole Worksheet: problems 16–20
Problem 16: Fill the division area model
The area model is set up for \(3{,}696 : 24\). Find the missing products and the quotient.
Problem 17: Find the mistake
Ana wrote \(3{,}150 : 15 = 21\). Explain her mistake and find the correct quotient.
Problem 18: Cookie boxes
Aisha has 288 cookies to pack for the bake sale. She puts 12 cookies in each box. How many boxes can she fill?
Problem 19: Buses for a field trip
A school takes 1,100 students on a field trip. Each bus holds 46 students. How many buses are needed so that every student has a seat?
Problem 20: Bags of apples
Priya sorts 2,550 apples into bags of 15 apples. She sells each bag for $4. How much money does she earn if she sells every bag?
Grade 5 Divide Whole Worksheet: problems 21–23
Problem 21: Road trip speed
Liam’s family drives 1,365 miles in 21 hours. They drive the same number of miles each hour. How many miles per hour is that?
Problem 22: Baseballs for teams
A league orders 1,440 baseballs. They come in cases of 24. The cases are shared equally among 15 teams. How many cases does each team get?
Problem 23: Bead bracelets
Mei has 1,874 beads. Each bracelet uses 36 beads. How many bracelets can she make, and how many beads are left over?
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