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Division — Mathematics Questions with Answers

60 practice questions on Division, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation of why it is right. Read through them as revision notes, or take this topic as an interactive quiz to test yourself.

6 easy · 29 medium · 25 hard · Part of Mathematics: Maths problems for Class 1-5 - 10 topics.

Key concepts in this topic

DivisionSharingFactsDivide by oneDivide by itselfZeroInverseWord problemGroupingMissing numberCheckingRemainderDivide by tenSummary

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Easy questions (6)

Q1. easy

Division means sharing something into:

  1. A Equal groups
  2. B Bigger groups
  3. C One big pile
  4. D Random amounts

Answer: A — Equal groups

Division means sharing equally. 12 ÷ 3 means sharing 12 into 3 equal groups.

DivisionSharing

Q2. easy

What is 6 ÷ 2?

  1. A 3
  2. B 4
  3. C 8
  4. D 12

Answer: A — 3

6 ÷ 2 means sharing 6 into 2 equal groups, giving 3 in each group.

DivisionFacts

Q3. easy

What is 10 ÷ 5?

  1. A 2
  2. B 5
  3. C 15
  4. D 50

Answer: A — 2

10 ÷ 5 = 2 (10 shared into 5 groups gives 2 in each).

DivisionFacts

Q4. easy

What is 8 ÷ 2?

  1. A 4
  2. B 6
  3. C 10
  4. D 16

Answer: A — 4

8 ÷ 2 = 4.

DivisionFacts

Q5. easy

What is 5 ÷ 1?

  1. A 5
  2. B 1
  3. C 0
  4. D 6

Answer: A — 5

Any number divided by 1 stays the same: 5 ÷ 1 = 5.

DivisionDivide by one

Q15. easy

Share 6 sweets equally between 2 children. How many does each get?

  1. A 3
  2. B 2
  3. C 4
  4. D 12

Answer: A — 3

6 ÷ 2 = 3 sweets each.

Word problemSharing

Medium questions (29)

Q6. medium

What is 9 ÷ 9?

  1. A 1
  2. B 0
  3. C 9
  4. D 18

Answer: A — 1

Any number divided by itself is 1: 9 ÷ 9 = 1.

DivisionDivide by itself

Q7. medium

What is 0 ÷ 6?

  1. A 0
  2. B 6
  3. C 1
  4. D 60

Answer: A — 0

0 shared into any number of groups is still 0: 0 ÷ 6 = 0.

DivisionZero

Q8. medium

Division is the opposite of which operation?

  1. A Multiplication
  2. B Addition
  3. C Subtraction
  4. D Counting

Answer: A — Multiplication

Division is the opposite (inverse) of multiplication. If 3 × 4 = 12, then 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

DivisionInverse

Q9. medium

What is 12 ÷ 3?

  1. A 4
  2. B 3
  3. C 9
  4. D 36

Answer: A — 4

12 ÷ 3 = 4 (12 shared into 3 groups gives 4 in each).

DivisionFacts

Q10. medium

What is 15 ÷ 3?

  1. A 5
  2. B 3
  3. C 12
  4. D 45

Answer: A — 5

15 ÷ 3 = 5.

DivisionFacts

Q11. medium

What is 20 ÷ 4?

  1. A 5
  2. B 4
  3. C 16
  4. D 24

Answer: A — 5

20 ÷ 4 = 5.

DivisionFacts

Q12. medium

What is 18 ÷ 6?

  1. A 3
  2. B 6
  3. C 12
  4. D 24

Answer: A — 3

18 ÷ 6 = 3.

DivisionFacts

Q13. medium

What is 16 ÷ 4?

  1. A 4
  2. B 8
  3. C 12
  4. D 20

Answer: A — 4

16 ÷ 4 = 4.

DivisionFacts

Q14. medium

What is 21 ÷ 7?

  1. A 3
  2. B 7
  3. C 14
  4. D 28

Answer: A — 3

21 ÷ 7 = 3.

DivisionFacts

Q16. medium

12 apples are shared equally among 4 baskets. How many in each basket?

  1. A 3
  2. B 4
  3. C 8
  4. D 16

Answer: A — 3

12 ÷ 4 = 3 apples in each basket.

Word problemSharing

Q17. medium

20 chocolates are shared among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?

  1. A 4
  2. B 5
  3. C 15
  4. D 25

Answer: A — 4

20 ÷ 5 = 4 chocolates each.

Word problemSharing

Q20. medium

What is 24 ÷ 8?

  1. A 3
  2. B 8
  3. C 16
  4. D 32

Answer: A — 3

24 ÷ 8 = 3.

DivisionFacts

Q21. medium

What is 30 ÷ 5?

  1. A 6
  2. B 5
  3. C 25
  4. D 35

Answer: A — 6

30 ÷ 5 = 6.

DivisionFacts

Q27. medium

Fill in the blank: 20 ÷ ___ = 4

  1. A 5
  2. B 4
  3. C 16
  4. D 80

Answer: A — 5

20 shared into 5 groups gives 4, so 20 ÷ 5 = 4. The missing number is 5.

DivisionMissing number

Q30. medium

Check by multiplication: if 12 ÷ 4 = 3, then 3 × 4 should equal:

  1. A 12
  2. B 4
  3. C 3
  4. D 48

Answer: A — 12

To check a division, multiply the answer by the divisor: 3 × 4 = 12. It matches, so the answer is correct.

DivisionChecking

Q34. medium

What is 40 ÷ 10?

  1. A 4
  2. B 10
  3. C 400
  4. D 14

Answer: A — 4

40 ÷ 10 = 4 (remove one 0 from 40).

DivisionDivide by ten

Q35. medium

What is 14 ÷ 2?

  1. A 7
  2. B 2
  3. C 12
  4. D 28

Answer: A — 7

14 ÷ 2 = 7 (half of 14).

DivisionFacts

Q37. medium

What is 27 ÷ 3?

  1. A 9
  2. B 3
  3. C 24
  4. D 30

Answer: A — 9

27 ÷ 3 = 9.

DivisionFacts

Q39. medium

What is 32 ÷ 4?

  1. A 8
  2. B 4
  3. C 28
  4. D 36

Answer: A — 8

32 ÷ 4 = 8.

DivisionFacts

Q41. medium

What is 28 ÷ 7?

  1. A 4
  2. B 7
  3. C 21
  4. D 35

Answer: A — 4

28 ÷ 7 = 4.

DivisionFacts

Q43. medium

What is 50 ÷ 5?

  1. A 10
  2. B 5
  3. C 45
  4. D 55

Answer: A — 10

50 ÷ 5 = 10.

DivisionFacts

Q45. medium

What is 8 ÷ 8?

  1. A 1
  2. B 0
  3. C 8
  4. D 16

Answer: A — 1

Any number divided by itself is 1: 8 ÷ 8 = 1.

DivisionDivide by itself

Q47. medium

What is 18 ÷ 3?

  1. A 6
  2. B 3
  3. C 15
  4. D 21

Answer: A — 6

18 ÷ 3 = 6.

DivisionFacts

Q49. medium

Fill in the blank: 24 ÷ ___ = 6

  1. A 4
  2. B 6
  3. C 18
  4. D 30

Answer: A — 4

24 ÷ 4 = 6, so the missing number is 4.

DivisionMissing number

Q51. medium

What is 12 ÷ 6?

  1. A 2
  2. B 6
  3. C 18
  4. D 72

Answer: A — 2

12 ÷ 6 = 2.

DivisionFacts

Q53. medium

What is 9 ÷ 3?

  1. A 3
  2. B 6
  3. C 12
  4. D 27

Answer: A — 3

9 ÷ 3 = 3.

DivisionFacts

Q55. medium

What is 16 ÷ 8?

  1. A 2
  2. B 8
  3. C 24
  4. D 128

Answer: A — 2

16 ÷ 8 = 2.

DivisionFacts

Q57. medium

What is 10 ÷ 2?

  1. A 5
  2. B 2
  3. C 8
  4. D 20

Answer: A — 5

10 ÷ 2 = 5.

DivisionFacts

Q60. medium

What is 6 ÷ 6?

  1. A 1
  2. B 0
  3. C 6
  4. D 12

Answer: A — 1

Any number divided by itself is 1: 6 ÷ 6 = 1.

DivisionDivide by itself

Hard questions (25)

Q18. hard

24 students form groups of 6. How many groups are there?

  1. A 4
  2. B 6
  3. C 18
  4. D 30

Answer: A — 4

24 ÷ 6 = 4 groups.

Word problemGrouping

Q19. hard

35 flowers are put into bunches of 7. How many bunches?

  1. A 5
  2. B 7
  3. C 28
  4. D 42

Answer: A — 5

35 ÷ 7 = 5 bunches.

Word problemGrouping

Q22. hard

What is 45 ÷ 9?

  1. A 5
  2. B 9
  3. C 36
  4. D 54

Answer: A — 5

45 ÷ 9 = 5.

DivisionFacts

Q23. hard

What is 42 ÷ 6?

  1. A 7
  2. B 6
  3. C 36
  4. D 48

Answer: A — 7

42 ÷ 6 = 7.

DivisionFacts

Q24. hard

What is 63 ÷ 7?

  1. A 9
  2. B 7
  3. C 56
  4. D 70

Answer: A — 9

63 ÷ 7 = 9.

DivisionFacts

Q25. hard

What is 64 ÷ 8?

  1. A 8
  2. B 6
  3. C 56
  4. D 72

Answer: A — 8

64 ÷ 8 = 8.

DivisionFacts

Q26. hard

What is 81 ÷ 9?

  1. A 9
  2. B 8
  3. C 72
  4. D 90

Answer: A — 9

81 ÷ 9 = 9.

DivisionFacts

Q28. hard

Fill in the blank: ___ ÷ 3 = 6

  1. A 18
  2. B 9
  3. C 2
  4. D 3

Answer: A — 18

If a number ÷ 3 = 6, the number is 3 × 6 = 18.

DivisionMissing number

Q29. hard

What is 25 ÷ 5?

  1. A 5
  2. B 4
  3. C 20
  4. D 30

Answer: A — 5

25 ÷ 5 = 5.

DivisionFacts

Q31. hard

13 sweets are shared among 4 children. How many are left over?

  1. A 1 (each gets 3, remainder 1)
  2. B 0
  3. C 3
  4. D 4

Answer: A — 1 (each gets 3, remainder 1)

4 × 3 = 12, and 13 - 12 = 1. So each child gets 3 and 1 sweet is left over. The leftover is called the remainder.

DivisionRemainder

Q32. hard

What is the remainder when 17 is divided by 5?

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 1
  4. D 0

Answer: A — 2

5 × 3 = 15, and 17 - 15 = 2. So 17 ÷ 5 gives 3 remainder 2.

DivisionRemainder

Q33. hard

What is 100 ÷ 10?

  1. A 10
  2. B 1
  3. C 100
  4. D 1000

Answer: A — 10

100 ÷ 10 = 10 (to divide by 10, remove one 0: 100 → 10).

DivisionDivide by ten

Q36. hard

36 pencils are packed equally into 4 boxes. How many pencils in each box?

  1. A 9
  2. B 4
  3. C 32
  4. D 40

Answer: A — 9

36 ÷ 4 = 9 pencils in each box.

Word problemSharing

Q38. hard

48 marbles are shared equally among 6 children. How many does each get?

  1. A 8
  2. B 6
  3. C 42
  4. D 54

Answer: A — 8

48 ÷ 6 = 8 marbles each.

Word problemSharing

Q40. hard

What is 72 ÷ 8?

  1. A 9
  2. B 8
  3. C 64
  4. D 80

Answer: A — 9

72 ÷ 8 = 9.

DivisionFacts

Q42. hard

A rope 30 metres long is cut into 5 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

  1. A 6 metres
  2. B 5 metres
  3. C 25 metres
  4. D 35 metres

Answer: A — 6 metres

30 ÷ 5 = 6 metres for each piece.

Word problemSharing

Q44. hard

What is 90 ÷ 9?

  1. A 10
  2. B 9
  3. C 81
  4. D 99

Answer: A — 10

90 ÷ 9 = 10.

DivisionFacts

Q46. hard

There are 22 eggs. They are packed 6 to a box. How many full boxes and how many eggs left over?

  1. A 3 boxes, 4 eggs left over
  2. B 4 boxes, 0 left over
  3. C 3 boxes, 2 left over
  4. D 2 boxes, 10 left over

Answer: A — 3 boxes, 4 eggs left over

6 × 3 = 18, and 22 - 18 = 4. So 22 ÷ 6 gives 3 full boxes with a remainder of 4 eggs.

Word problemRemainder

Q48. hard

What is 56 ÷ 7?

  1. A 8
  2. B 7
  3. C 49
  4. D 63

Answer: A — 8

56 ÷ 7 = 8.

DivisionFacts

Q50. hard

A teacher has 40 books to share equally among 8 shelves. How many books per shelf?

  1. A 5
  2. B 8
  3. C 32
  4. D 48

Answer: A — 5

40 ÷ 8 = 5 books per shelf.

Word problemSharing

Q52. hard

What is the remainder when 20 is divided by 3?

  1. A 2
  2. B 1
  3. C 0
  4. D 3

Answer: A — 2

3 × 6 = 18, and 20 - 18 = 2. So 20 ÷ 3 gives 6 remainder 2.

DivisionRemainder

Q54. hard

60 sweets are shared equally among 10 children. How many does each child get?

  1. A 6
  2. B 10
  3. C 50
  4. D 70

Answer: A — 6

60 ÷ 10 = 6 sweets each.

Word problemDivide by ten

Q56. hard

What is 54 ÷ 6?

  1. A 9
  2. B 6
  3. C 48
  4. D 60

Answer: A — 9

54 ÷ 6 = 9.

DivisionFacts

Q58. hard

A number divided by 4 gives 7 with no remainder. What is the number?

  1. A 28
  2. B 11
  3. C 3
  4. D 24

Answer: A — 28

The number = 4 × 7 = 28. (Check: 28 ÷ 4 = 7.)

DivisionMissing number

Q59. hard

Which overall statement about division is CORRECT?

  1. A Division shares a number into equal groups; it is the opposite of multiplication, a number divided by 1 stays the same, and by itself gives 1
  2. B Division always makes a bigger number
  3. C Any number divided by 0 gives that number
  4. D Division is the same as addition

Answer: A — Division shares a number into equal groups; it is the opposite of multiplication, a number divided by 1 stays the same, and by itself gives 1

This sums up the topic: division splits into equal groups or finds how many groups; it undoes multiplication (so we check by multiplying); dividing by 1 leaves the number unchanged, dividing a number by itself gives 1, and sometimes there is a remainder left over.

DivisionSummary

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