Division Word Problems: Remainders for Grade 4 Fun!

A farmer has 432 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes that hold 9 apples each. How many boxes can he fill, and how many apples will be left over?

• 47 boxes, 3 apples left over

• 50 boxes, 2 apples left over

• 48 boxes, 0 apples left over

• 45 boxes, 9 apples left over

There are 256 students in a school. If each class can have 8 students, how many full classes can be formed, and how many students will be left without a class?

• 32 full classes, 8 students left

• 31 full classes, 1 student left

• 30 full classes, 2 students left

• 32 full classes, 0 students left

A baker made 1,236 cookies. If he wants to put them into bags of 4 cookies each, how many bags can he fill, and how many cookies will remain?

• 309 bags, 0 cookies remaining

• 310 bags, 2 cookies remaining

• 307 bags, 1 cookie remaining

• 308 bags, 4 cookies remaining

A library has 1,048 books. If each shelf can hold 7 books, how many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 149 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 150 shelves completely filled, 4 books left over

• 148 shelves completely filled, 6 books left over

• 151 shelves completely filled, 3 books left over

A toy store has 1,215 toys. If they want to display them in groups of 5, how many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 243 complete groups, 0 toys left

• 245 complete groups, 5 toys left

• 240 complete groups, 3 toys left

• 242 complete groups, 1 toy left

A gardener has 1,680 seeds. If he plants them in rows of 6 seeds each, how many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will be left over?

• 300 full rows and 10 seeds left over

• 250 full rows and 30 seeds left over

• 200 full rows and 80 seeds left over

• 280 full rows and 0 seeds left over

A concert hall has 2,345 seats. If each row has 5 seats, how many complete rows can be filled, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 469 complete rows and 1 empty seat

• 470 complete rows and 0 empty seats

• 469 complete rows and 0 empty seats

• 468 complete rows and 5 empty seats

A factory produces 1,024 toys each day. If they are packed in boxes of 8 toys each, how many boxes can be filled, and how many toys will be left?

• 128 boxes, 0 toys left

• 100 boxes, 24 toys left

• 130 boxes, 4 toys left

• 120 boxes, 8 toys left

A school is organizing a field trip for 1,200 students. If each bus can carry 10 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will not fit in a bus?

• 130 buses needed, 20 students will not fit in a bus.

• 110 buses needed, 10 students will not fit in a bus.

• 100 buses needed, 50 students will not fit in a bus.

• 120 buses needed, 0 students will not fit in a bus.

A pet store has 1,500 fish. If they want to place them in tanks that hold 6 fish each, how many tanks can they fill, and how many fish will be left over?

• 250 tanks filled, 50 fish left over

• 250 tanks filled, 0 fish left over

• 300 tanks filled, 0 fish left over

• 240 tanks filled, 10 fish left over