Division Story Problems with Remainders

A car can carry five people. 38 people need transport. How many cars are needed so everyone will be able to ride?

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need seven cars

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need eight cars

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need three cars

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need ten cars

A relay team has four runners. How many teams can you make with 17 runners?

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make four teams

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make five teams

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make one team

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make seventeen teams

A baker makes 54 cakes. Five cakes fit in each box. How many boxes will he need to put all the cakes in a box?

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs ten boxes

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs four boxes

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs eleven boxes

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs fourteen boxes

Four monkeys share 25 bananas equally. How many whole bananas does each monkey get?

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets six bananas

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets seven bananas

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets sixteen bananas

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets one banana

Four monkeys share 26 bananas equally. How many bananas will be left with no owner?

• one banana

• two bananas

• three bananas

• four bananas

There are 28 beyblades and 6 players. How many beyblade can each player get to have equal numbers and how many will be left with no owner?

• 4 for each player, 4 with no owner

• 4 for each player, 6 with no owner

• 3 for each player, 5 with no owner

• 3 for each player, 4 with no owner

Only two people can be in one room during a quarantine. If there are 31 people, how many rooms will be occupied by two people and how many rooms by one person?

• 15 rooms with two people, 1 room with one person

• 10 rooms with two people, 4 room with one person

• 13 rooms with two people, 5 room with one person

• 17 rooms with two people, 1 room with one person

What is the missing number?

...... ÷ 2 = 7 r 1

• 15

• 19

• 27

• 28

What is the missing number?

36 ÷ 5 = ..... r 1

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

What is the missing number?

30 ÷ 7 = 4 r .....

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 5