Grade 5 math worksheet designed to help students practice solving division word problems with real-life scenarios.

Let's solve each of these division word problems step by step and explain the reasoning behind each solution.

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Problem 1:

> Janet has 48 boxes of crayons. She has 480 crayons in total. How many crayons are there in each box?

Step-by-step:

We need to find how many crayons are in each box. Since the total number of crayons is evenly distributed among the boxes, we divide the total number of crayons by the number of boxes.

$$
\text{Crayons per box} = \frac{\text{Total crayons}}{\text{Number of boxes}} = \frac{480}{48}
$$

Now divide:

$$
480 ÷ 48 = 10
$$

✔ Answer: There are 10 crayons in each box.

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Problem 2:

> Green has 11 boxes of erasers. She has 485 erasers in total. How many erasers are there in each box?

Again, we divide the total number of erasers by the number of boxes:

$$
\text{Erasers per box} = \frac{485}{11}
$$

Now divide:

$$
485 ÷ 11 = 43 \text{ remainder } 12
$$

Wait — that’s not right. Let's do it properly:

Actually:
$$
11 × 43 = 473 \\
485 - 473 = 12
$$

So:
$$
485 ÷ 11 = 43 \text{ R } 12
$$

But since the question asks for "how many erasers in each box", and the total isn't divisible evenly, we should check if it's expected to be exact.

But let’s double-check the division:

$$
11 × 44 = 484 \\
485 - 484 = 1
$$

So:
$$
485 ÷ 11 = 44 \text{ R } 1
$$

This means 44 erasers per box, with 1 eraser left over.

But unless specified, we assume equal distribution. So the number per box is 44, and one eraser remains.

However, if we're only looking for the number in each box (assuming equal), then:

✔ Answer: Each box has 44 erasers, with 1 extra.

But since the problem likely expects a whole number answer, and assuming equal distribution, we say:

👉 Each box has 44 erasers (and 1 leftover).

But if the problem assumes perfect division, maybe it's a typo? But as given, we go with:

✔ Answer: 44 erasers in each box (with 1 remaining).

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Problem 3:

> Amelia has a set of 180 books which she wishes to share with 15 of her friends. How many books will each friend receive?

We divide the total number of books by the number of friends:

$$
\text{Books per friend} = \frac{180}{15}
$$

$$
180 ÷ 15 = 12
$$

✔ Answer: Each friend will receive 12 books.

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Problem 4:

> Sophie has to write 1500 emails. She can email 25 every day. How many days will Sophie take to email all the 1500?

We divide total emails by emails per day:

$$
\text{Days needed} = \frac{1500}{25}
$$

$$
1500 ÷ 25 = 60
$$

✔ Answer: Sophie will take 60 days to send all the emails.

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Problem 5:

> Jessica is inviting 32 friends to a party. She has 2,880 cookies. How many cookies will each friend get?

Divide total cookies by number of friends:

$$
\text{Cookies per friend} = \frac{2880}{32}
$$

Let’s simplify:

First, divide both numbers by 8:

- $2880 ÷ 8 = 360$
- $32 ÷ 8 = 4$

Now: $360 ÷ 4 = 90$

Or directly:

$$
2880 ÷ 32 = 90
$$

✔ Answer: Each friend will get 90 cookies.

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✔ Final Answers:

1. 10 crayons per box
2. 44 erasers per box (1 left over)
3. 12 books per friend
4. 60 days
5. 90 cookies per friend

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🔍 Summary of Division Strategy:

In all these problems, we used division because:
- We’re splitting a total amount into equal parts.
- We want to know how many items per group or how many groups.

The key is identifying:
- Total amount → dividend
- Number of groups / people / boxes → divisor
- Result → quotient

Let me know if you'd like these problems solved with long division steps!