Division Riddles: Remainders & Sharing Equally!

Sarah has 24 apples. She wants to put them into bags with 6 apples each. How many bags will she need, and will there be any apples left over?

• Sarah will need 4 bags and there will be no apples left over.

• Sarah will need 3 bags and there will be 2 apples left over.

• Sarah will need 5 bags and there will be 4 apples left over.

• Sarah will need 6 bags and there will be no apples left over.

A farmer has 45 carrots. He wants to divide them equally among 8 baskets. How many carrots will each basket get, and how many will be left over?

• Each basket gets 5 carrots, and 5 carrots are left over.

• Each basket gets 5 carrots, and 10 carrots are left over.

• Each basket gets 6 carrots, and 3 carrots are left over.

• Each basket gets 4 carrots, and 9 carrots are left over.

Tom has 36 marbles. He wants to share them equally with his 5 friends. How many marbles will each friend get, and how many will Tom keep?

• Each friend gets 6 marbles, and Tom keeps 6 marbles.

• Each friend gets 8 marbles, and Tom keeps 0 marbles.

• Each friend gets 7 marbles, and Tom keeps 1 marble.

• Each friend gets 5 marbles, and Tom keeps 5 marbles.

There are 50 students in a class. The teacher wants to divide them into groups of 7. How many complete groups can she make, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 5 complete groups and 5 students left

• 8 complete groups and 2 students left

• 7 complete groups and 1 student left

• 6 complete groups and 8 students left

Lily has 63 stickers. She wants to give them out equally to her 10 friends. How many stickers will each friend receive, and how many will Lily have left?

• Each friend receives 7 stickers, and Lily has 1 sticker left.

• Each friend receives 5 stickers, and Lily has 13 stickers left.

• Each friend receives 6 stickers, and Lily has 9 stickers left.

• Each friend receives 6 stickers, and Lily has 3 stickers left.

A baker made 80 cookies. He wants to pack them into boxes that hold 9 cookies each. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 7 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 9 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 8 full boxes and 0 cookies left over

• 8 full boxes and 8 cookies left over

In a library, there are 95 books. If each shelf can hold 12 books, how many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left on the last shelf?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 11 books left on the last shelf.

• 8 shelves completely filled, 3 books left on the last shelf.

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

• 5 shelves completely filled, 5 books left on the last shelf.

A toy store has 72 toy cars. If they want to display them in rows of 8, how many rows can they make, and how many toy cars will be left over?

• 10 rows, 4 toy cars left over

• 9 rows, 0 toy cars left over

• 8 rows, 8 toy cars left over

• 7 rows, 8 toy cars left over

Emma has 54 candies. She wants to share them with her 7 friends. How many candies will each friend get, and how many will Emma keep?

• Each friend gets 8 candies, and Emma keeps 2 candies.

• Each friend gets 6 candies, and Emma keeps 8 candies.

• Each friend gets 5 candies, and Emma keeps 9 candies.

• Each friend gets 7 candies, and Emma keeps 5 candies.

A gardener has 100 flowers. He wants to plant them in rows of 15. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 7 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 5 full rows and 15 flowers left over

• 4 full rows and 20 flowers left over

• 6 full rows and 10 flowers left over