5th grade division word problems worksheets

Word problems for grade 5 divide by two-digit divisors (5.NBT.B.6): 288 juice boxes in cases of 24, 375 miles spread over 15 days. The reasoning is familiar by now. The long division is longer, and interpreting the remainder in context stays part of nearly every answer.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Read each problem. Show your work. Write the number of full groups and the number left over.

  1. Quinn folds 404 T-shirts into totes that hold 20 each. How many totes can Quinn fill, and how many T-shirts are left?

    Answer: 20

  2. A workshop sorts 614 screws into repair kits of 23. How many full kits can it make, and how many screws are left?

    Answer: 26

  3. A snack bar packs 470 paper cups into sleeves of 13. How many full sleeves can it pack, and how many cups are left?

    Answer: 36

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Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

Two-digit divisors make estimating the natural first move: about how many 24s fit in 288? Have your child write that guess down first before dividing, then compare. When the long division misfires, multiply the quotient back and add the remainder. That single habit finds nearly every error without you having to hunt for it.

Watch for: Kids write the remainder into the answer no matter what the question asks, so the school needs '6 r 4' vans. Ask what the leftover means in the story. Sometimes it rounds the answer up, sometimes it gets dropped, and sometimes it is the answer. Kids treat division as brand-new learning instead of multiplication reversed. Have them check every quotient by multiplying back: if 42 ÷ 7 = 6, then 7 × 6 must rebuild 42. Kids divide the numbers in the order they appear, even when the total comes second in the story. Have them find the total first and say it out loud. The big amount is the thing being split.

Common questions about division word problems

What do 5th grade division word problems cover?
One-step stories with two-digit divisors, in the 5.NBT.B.6 range, remainders included. The stories stay plain so the long division and the interpretation carry the difficulty.
Is every print the same?
No, each print draws different problems from the bank. The version code in the footer reprints an identical sheet when you want an exact copy, answer key and all.

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Aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.6. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated September 2026.

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