This 45-minute test covers multi-digit division from Common Core 6.NS.B.2. It has 9 questions worth 20 points in total. Show all work, write remainders where needed, and explain how you interpreted each remainder in word problems.
- Grade: Grade 6
- Chapter: Multi-Digit Division
- Common Core: 6.NS.B.2
- Time: 45 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 2 pts; Question 4: 2 pts; Question 5: 2 pts; Question 6: 2 pts; Question 7: 3 pts; Question 8: 3 pts; Question 9: 2 pts)
Question 1: Divide with one-digit and two-digit divisors (2 points)
Find each quotient.
- \(3{,}528 : 7\) (1 point)
- \(1{,}998 : 18\) (1 point)
Question 2: Quotients with larger divisors (2 points)
Find each quotient. Write any remainder.
- \(9{,}576 : 38\) (1 point)
- \(6{,}407 : 52\) (1 point)
Question 3: Estimate and divide (2 points)
Consider \(8{,}112 : 41\).
- Write an estimate of the quotient using compatible numbers. (1 point)
- Find the exact quotient and remainder. (1 point)
Question 4: Find the error (2 points)
Liam says that \(4{,}806 : 27 = 168\). Determine whether Liam is correct. If he is not, find the correct quotient.
Question 5: Vans for a trip (2 points)
A middle school sends 389 students to a science museum. Each van seats 14 students. Find the least number of vans needed to seat every student.
Question 6: Concert tickets (2 points)
Ethan has \$250 to spend on tickets that cost \$16 each. Find the greatest number of tickets he can buy and the amount of money he has left.
Question 7: Pencil packing (3 points)
A factory packs 5,880 pencils into boxes of 24. Then the boxes are packed into cartons of 15 boxes each.
- Find the number of boxes. (1 point)
- Find the number of full cartons and the number of boxes left over. (2 points)
Question 8: Work backward from a quotient (3 points)
When a whole number is divided by 23, the quotient is 64 and the remainder is 9.
- Find the number. (2 points)
- Find the quotient and remainder when the same number is divided by 31. (1 point)
Question 9: Weekly earnings (2 points)
Jamal earned \$1,404 mowing lawns over 36 weeks, earning the same amount each week.
- Find the amount he earned each week. (1 point)
- At the same rate, find the number of weeks he needs to earn \$2,145. (1 point)
See every chapter on the Grade 6 math page.

