Real-Life Division: Solving Remainder Word Problems

A baker has 56 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes with 8 cookies each. How many boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 7 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 7 boxes, 1 cookie left over

• 6 boxes, 2 cookies left over

• 8 boxes, 0 cookies left over

Sarah has 45 marbles and wants to share them equally among her 6 friends. How many marbles will each friend get, and how many will be left with Sarah?

• Each friend gets 7 marbles, and Sarah has 3 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 6 marbles, and Sarah has 9 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 7 marbles, and Sarah has 5 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 8 marbles, and Sarah has 1 marble left.

A farmer has 72 apples and wants to put them into bags of 9 apples each. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 9 bags, 3 apples remain

• 6 bags, 6 apples remain

• 7 bags, 1 apple remains

• 8 bags, 0 apples remain

A teacher has 34 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 5 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will be left over?

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 9 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 2 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 4 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 8 pencils, and 4 pencils are left over.

In a toy store, there are 90 toy cars. If each shelf can hold 12 toy cars, how many shelves will be completely filled, and how many toy cars will be left on the last shelf?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 6 toy cars left on the last shelf.

• 8 shelves completely filled, 0 toy cars left on the last shelf.

• 5 shelves completely filled, 10 toy cars left on the last shelf.

• 6 shelves completely filled, 12 toy cars left on the last shelf.

A library has 150 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 20 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 8 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 15 books left over

• 7 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 7 shelves completely filled, 10 books left over

A group of friends has 63 stickers to share equally. If they want to give each friend 10 stickers, how many friends can receive stickers, and how many stickers will be left?

• 6 friends can receive stickers, and 3 stickers will be left.

• 4 friends can receive stickers, and 23 stickers will be left.

• 5 friends can receive stickers, and 8 stickers will be left.

• 7 friends can receive stickers, and 1 sticker will be left.

A gardener has 48 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 6. How many complete rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left?

• 8 complete rows, 0 flowers left

• 6 complete rows, 12 flowers left

• 9 complete rows, 3 flowers left

• 7 complete rows, 6 flowers left

A pizza shop made 100 slices of pizza. If each box can hold 8 slices, how many boxes can they fill, and how many slices will be left over?

• 12 boxes filled, 4 slices left over

• 13 boxes filled, 0 slices left over

• 10 boxes filled, 0 slices left over

• 11 boxes filled, 8 slices left over