CHAPTER-

7(DI
VISI
ON)
Wor
dpr
obl
ems
1.Ther
ewere14bookswi
thgopu.Hewantedtolend
them t
o2ofhisf
ri
endsequal
l
yt oreadduri
ngthe
holi
days.
Howmanybookswilleachfri
endget
?
Sol
uti
on: 7
No.
ofbooks =14 2)1 4
No.off
ri
ends =2 -14
No.
ofbookseachf
ri
end=14÷2=7 0
wi
l
lget
.

Thus,
eachf
ri
endwi
l
lget7books.

2.
Thereare10eraserswit
hAdity
a.Hewant
edto
di
str
ibut
etheseerasersamong5ofhisf
ri
ends.
How
manyeraser
swilleachfri
endget
?
Sol
uti
on: 2
No.ofer
aser
swi
thAdi
tya=10 5 10
No.
off
ri
ends =5 - 10
No.
ofer
aser
seachf
ri
end=10÷5=2 0
wi
l
lget
Thus,
eachf
ri
endwi
l
lget2er
aser
s.

3.Thereare30chi
l
dreninacl
ass.
Anequalnumber
ofchi
ldrensi
tin5rows.
Howmanyofthem si
tinone
row?
Sol
uti
on: 6
No.
ofchi
l
dreni
nacl
ass=30 5 30
No.
ofr
ows =5 -30
No.
ofchi
l
drensi
tinoner
ow=30÷5 0
=6
Thus,
6chi
l
drensi
tinoner
ow.
4.Ashopkeeperpacks60eggsontr
ays.
Eacht
ray
cancar
ry5eggs.Howmanyt r
aysar
ether
einal
l?
Sol
uti
on: 12
No.of
.eggs =60 5 60
No.ofeggsi
neacht
ray=5 -5
No.oft
ray
sinal
l =60÷5 10
=12 -10
Thus,
12t
ray
sar
ether
einal
l
. 0

5.Ther
eare48mangoesonat r
ee.Theyhav
etobe
sharedequal
lybet
ween2chi
ldr
en.
Howmany
mangoeswi l
leachchi
l
dget?
Sol
uti
on: 24
No.
ofmangoesonat
ree=48 2 48
No.
ofchi
l
dren =2 -4
No.
ofmangoeseachchi
l
d 08
wi
l
lget=48÷2=24 -8
Thus,
eachchi
l
dwi
l
lget24mangoes. 0