Word Problems Worksheets | Dynamically Created Word Problems - Free Printable

Let's solve each of these division word problems step by step. The key concept here is understanding how to convert quantities into dozens (where 1 dozen = 12 items), and applying division or multiplication as needed.

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1) Mike, Nancy, Tim, and Sara each have eighty-four baseball cards. How many dozen baseball cards do they have in all?

- Each person has 84 cards.
- There are 4 people:
$ 84 \times 4 = 336 $ total cards.
- Now convert to dozens:
$ 336 \div 12 = 28 $

✔ Answer: 28 dozen

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2) Jason earns $25.00 for each house he cleans, but doesn't work on Saturday. If he cleans 36 houses, how many dozens of dollars will he make?

- Earnings: $25 × 36 = $900
- Convert to dozens of dollars:
$ 900 \div 12 = 75 $

✔ Answer: 75 dozen dollars

> Note: "Dozen dollars" means groups of $12.

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3) There are 20 children in a class, and each student has 12 pencils and 3 dozen erasers. How many dozen pencils are there in all?

- Each student has 12 pencils.
- Total pencils: $ 20 \times 12 = 240 $
- Convert to dozens: $ 240 \div 12 = 20 $

✔ Answer: 20 dozen pencils

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4) Nancy bought 96 eggs from the store to bake some cakes. How many dozen eggs did Nancy buy?

- $ 96 \div 12 = 8 $

✔ Answer: 8 dozen eggs

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5) Mike has saved twenty-one dollars over three days from washing cars. How many dozen quarters does Mike have?

- First, convert dollars to quarters:
$ 1 \text{ dollar} = 4 \text{ quarters} $
So $ 21 \times 4 = 84 $ quarters
- Now convert to dozens:
$ 84 \div 12 = 7 $

✔ Answer: 7 dozen quarters

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6) Joan has 72 blue and 27 green marbles. Benny has 3 times more blue marbles than Joan. How many dozen blue marbles does Benny have?

- Joan has 72 blue marbles.
- Benny has 3 times more:
$ 72 \times 3 = 216 $ blue marbles
- Convert to dozens:
$ 216 \div 12 = 18 $

✔ Answer: 18 dozen blue marbles

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7) Mike has one hundred and fifty-six golf balls and sixteen are used. How many dozen golf balls does he have?

- Total golf balls: 156
- Used: 16 → remaining: $ 156 - 16 = 140 $
- Convert to dozens: $ 140 \div 12 = 11.666... $

But since we're asked for how many dozen, and it may be acceptable as a fraction:

$ 140 \div 12 = 11 \frac{8}{12} = 11 \frac{2}{3} $ dozen

Or if only whole dozens are required, it would be 11 dozen with 8 left over.

But the question says "how many dozen", so likely expects the exact value.

✔ Answer: $ 11\frac{2}{3} $ dozen or 11.67 dozen (but better to write as mixed number)

> However, in most school contexts, unless specified, we can write:

✔ Answer: $ 11\frac{2}{3} $ dozen

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8) Mike saw thirty-six birds in a tree. How many dozen birds did Mike see?

- $ 36 \div 12 = 3 $

✔ Answer: 3 dozen birds

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9) Sandy has eighty-four books. Sara has three times more books than Sandy. How many dozen books does Sara have?

- Sandy: 84 books
- Sara has 3 times more: $ 84 \times 3 = 252 $
- Convert to dozens: $ 252 \div 12 = 21 $

✔ Answer: 21 dozen books

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10) There are 36 calories in a candy bar. How many dozen calories are there in 20 candy bars?

- Calories in 20 bars: $ 36 \times 20 = 720 $
- Convert to dozens: $ 720 \div 12 = 60 $

✔ Answer: 60 dozen calories

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✔ Final Answers:

| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | 28 dozen |
| 2 | 75 dozen dollars |
| 3 | 20 dozen pencils |
| 4 | 8 dozen eggs |
| 5 | 7 dozen quarters |
| 6 | 18 dozen blue marbles |
| 7 | $ 11\frac{2}{3} $ dozen golf balls |
| 8 | 3 dozen birds |
| 9 | 21 dozen books |
| 10 | 60 dozen calories |

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