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Whole Number Applications: Division

Represent the application problems using division in symbolic form, then find the quotient.

Word Problem	Symbolic Form (Example: Type 15/3 for $\displaystyle {15}\div{3}$ )	Quotient (Example: $\displaystyle {5}$ )
Together, $\displaystyle {5}$ friends have $\displaystyle {50}$ dollars. If they share the money equally, how much does each friend get?		dollars
Jorge bikes to school each day. If he can travel $\displaystyle {54}$ miles in $\displaystyle {9}$ hours, how fast does he travel in one hour?		miles per hour
Scott's rectangular utility closet is covered by $\displaystyle {24}$ square feet of tile. If the length of the closet is $\displaystyle {8}$ feet, what is the width of the closet?		feet
For Halloween, Yvonne bought $\displaystyle {4}$ times as many pounds of candy as Ron bought. If Yvonne bought a total of $\displaystyle {44}$ pounds of candy, how many pounds did Ron buy?		pounds