Note: An alternative form of this mnemonic is BIDMAS, where the I stands for indices. PEMDAS “Parentheses, exponents, ...” and BEDMAS are also used in the USA and Australia. The benefits of division word problems are that it helps kids learn and understand the concept of division. It enables kids to solve problems accurately and develop problem-solving and reasoning skills. Most importantly, kids improve their knowledge of arithmetics. For any two non-zero numbers a and b, there exists unique numbers q and r such that Multiplication and Division word problems are comprehensive mathematical questions designed to help students learn these skills by giving them real-life scenarios. To make a sensible answer for some division problems it is necessary to round up. Division word problems are an effective way to critically think about the given scenarios and come up with logical solutions. For example, Michael has 16 pens. He shares all the pens with his 8 friends. How many pens did each of his friends get? The answer is 16 ÷ 8 = 2.
