Long Division Word Problems Worksheets for 5th Grade

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Grade 5MathMultiplication & DivisionCCSS 5.NBT.B.6

Skill: Solving word problems with two-digit divisors

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Give this to fifth graders once the steps of Long Division With Two-Digit Divisors are steady. Before dividing, have your child decide whether the answer should be bigger or smaller than 10 and bigger or smaller than 100, which catches misplaced digits. Review one-digit divisors in Long Division With One-Digit Divisors, or see 5.NBT.B.6.

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Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

Fifth graders divide numbers up to four digits by two-digit divisors, and word problems show them when that skill is useful. This fifth-grade worksheet gives eight stories about everyday things like packs of pencils, rows of seats, crates of apples, and miles driven.

In each problem, a total with three or four digits is divided by a two-digit divisor from 12 to 49. Every quotient is a whole number from 11 to 99, so there are no remainders to interpret, and children can focus on setting up the division and working through the steps. Some stories ask how many are in each group, and some ask how many groups there are, so children must decide which number is being divided. Children write the division equation and the answer with its unit. Each of the ten versions has new numbers and its own answer key.

How to use it: have your child underline the total and circle the number of groups or the group size before dividing. Long division with two-digit divisors goes faster when children estimate first; rounding 23 to 20 helps them guess how many times it fits. Have your child do the long division on the back of the page or on scrap paper. After each answer, check by multiplying the quotient by the divisor; the product should match the total exactly.

The answer key shows each equation and answer. For practice without stories, try our Long Division With Two-Digit Divisors worksheet. For one-digit divisors, try our Long Division With One-Digit Divisors worksheet.