Division

16 Grade 2 Mathematics questions on Division, with worked marking schemes. 16 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   2 marks

   Divide $10$ sweets equally between $2$ children. How many sweets does each child get?

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   A farmer packs $20$ eggs into trays. Each tray holds $10$ eggs. How many trays does he need?

   A. $20$

   B. $5$

   C. $2$

   D. $10$

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   C. $2$ — find how many tens fit into $20$: $20÷10=2$. D gives the size of one tray rather than the number of trays.

3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Share $12$ oranges equally among $3$ children. How many oranges does each child get?

   A. $6$

   B. $4$

   C. $3$

   D. $5$

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   B. $4$ — sharing equally means dividing: $12÷3=4$. A is $12÷2$, sharing between the wrong number of children.

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Work out: 10 / 2 = ___

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5. Question 5

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   Work out: 12 / 3 = ___

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   What is $15÷5$?

   A. $2$

   B. $3$

   C. $5$

   D. $4$

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7. Question 7

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   A mother shares $6$ chapatis equally among her $3$ children. How many chapatis does each child get?

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Work out: 16 / 4 = ___

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9. Question 9

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   $24$ pencils are packed equally into $4$ boxes. How many pencils are in each box?

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   Divide the pencils equally: $24÷4=6$ because $4\times 6=24$. Final answer: $6$ pencils in each box.

10. Question 10

    1 mark

    How many groups of $2$ can you make from $14$ counters?

    A. $5$

    B. $8$

    C. $7$

    D. $6$

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11. Question 11

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    Work out: 25 / 5 = ___

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12. Question 12

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    Share $18$ bananas equally among $3$ monkeys. How many bananas does each monkey get?

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13. Question 13

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    Work out: 20 / 4 = ___

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14. Question 14

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    Share 15 sweets equally among 3 children. How many does each child get?

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    Sharing equally among $3$ children means dividing: $15÷3$. (1)

    $15÷3=5$, because $3\times 5=15$. (1)

    Final answer: $5$ sweets each.

15. Question 15

    1 mark

    What is $16÷4$?

    A. $5$

    B. $4$

    C. $3$

    D. $6$

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16. Question 16

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    Work out $8÷2$.

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