Multiplication and Division - Division

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1. There are 8 rooms in a house. Each room has 2 doors. Each door has 3
handles at each door. How many handles are there in total?
(3 Marks)

Solution:

Number of handles on each door = 3

Number of doors in each room = 2

Number of rooms in the house = 8

Number of handles in each room = 2 × 3

= 6 handles

Number of handles in the house = 6 × 8

= 6 × (3 + 5)

= (6 × 3) + (6 × 5)

= 18 + 30

= 48
Thus, there are 48 handles in the house.

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2. A math book costs ₹36. What is the cost of 35 such books?

(2 Marks)

 A. ₹1260

 B. ₹1360

 C. ₹1160

 D. ₹1080
Correct answer: Option A

Solution: Total cost of books = 35 × ₹36

= ₹1260

3. There are 84 candles. Put them equally in 14 boxes. How many candles are
there in each box?
(1 Mark)

 A. 3

 B. 4

 C. 5

 D. 6
Correct answer: Option D

Solution:

Given: Number of candles = 84

Number of boxes = 14

To find: Number of candles in each box 

= 84 ÷ 14

Let’s repeatedly subtract 3 from 12:

84 – 14 – 14 – 14 – 14 – 14 - 14 = 0
Therefore, 84 ÷ 14 = 6

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4. Alex has a 36 cm LED bulb string. He placed it around the table so that none
of the string is left. What is the length of each side of this square table?​

[ 1 Mark ]

 A. 9

 B. 10

 C. 11

 D. 12
Given: Total length of the LED string = 36 cm​

To find: Length of the side​

Perimeter of square = Length of the LED string​

= 36 cm​                                                                 [ 0.5 Marks ]

​4 × side = 36​

Side = 36 ÷ 4 = 9​                                                  [ 0.5 Marks ]

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5. One carton can hold 85 soap bars. Shally wants to pack 338 soap bars. How
many cartons does she need for packing all of them?
(2 Marks)

 A. 2

 B. 3

 C. 4

 D. 6
Correct answer: Option C

Solution:

Given: Total number of soap bars = 338

Number of soap bars a carton can hold = 85
To find: Total number of cartons required.
= 338 ÷ 85

Let’s repeatedly subtract 85 from 338:

338 – 85 – 85 – 85 = 83
83 soap bars will be packed in another carton.

Total number of cartons required = 3 + 1 = 4

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6. Split the capacity of 600 ml equally in 3 bowls.​

[ 1 Mark ]

Given: Capacity of the bottle = 600 ml​

Number of bowls = 3​

To find: Quantity of the water in each bowl ​

= 600 ÷ 3​            

                                     

                                      

 
= 200 ml​                                                          [ 1 mark ]

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7. Some girls are playing a game with both their hands. The girls who are playing
have 60 fingers altogether. How many girls are playing this game?​
[ 3 Marks ]

 A. 3

 B. 4

 C. 5

 D. 6
Given: Total number of fingers = 60​

To find: Number of girls ​

Number of fingers in one hand = 5​

Number of fingers in both the hands ​

= 5 × 2 = 10​                                                        [ 0.5 Marks ]

So, number of girls ​

= Total number of fingers ÷ Number of fingers in both the hands​

= 60 ÷ 10 ​

Using repeated subtraction:​

60 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10  = 0​               [ 2 Marks ]     

Therefore, 60 ÷ 10 = 6​                                    [ 0.5 Marks ]

8. In a garden, there are 2198 trees. If they are arranged in 14 rows, how many
trees are arranged in each row if each row has equal number of trees?
(3 Marks)
Solution:
Given: Total number of trees = 2198
Total number of rows = 14
To find: Number of trees in each row
= 2198 ÷ 14
= 157

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9. 16 boxes contain 840 nails. How many nails will be there in each box if each
box has the same number of nails and how many will be leftover?
(3 Marks)
Solution:​

Given: Total number of nails = 840

Total number of boxes = 16

To find: Number of nails in each box and leftover

= 840 ÷ 16

Number of nails in each box = 52

Leftover = 8

10. A librarian has 4520 books which he wants to arrange equally in 7 shelves.
Find how many books will be arranged in each shelf and how many will be
leftover.
(3 Marks)
Solution:
Given: Total number of books = 4520
Number of shelves = 7
To find: Number of books in each shelf
Leftover number of books
= 4520 ÷ 7

Number of books in each shelf = 645

Leftover number of books = 5

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