Division Remainders and Variables in Real-Life Scenarios

A bakery made 125 cookies and packed them into boxes of 12. How many full boxes did they pack, and how many cookies were left over?

• 11 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 9 full boxes and 7 cookies left over

• 10 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 8 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

Sarah has a collection of 48 marbles. She wants to share them equally among her friends, represented by the variable x. If she has 6 friends, how many marbles will each friend get?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 12

A farmer has 250 apples and wants to put them into bags that can hold 15 apples each. How many full bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 14 full bags and 20 apples remain

• 15 full bags and 25 apples remain

• 16 full bags and 10 apples remain

• 17 full bags and 5 apples remain

Tom is reading a book that has 320 pages. If he reads 25 pages each day, how many days will it take him to finish the book, and how many pages will he have left after 10 days?

• It will take Tom 12 days to finish the book, and he will have 80 pages left after 10 days.

• It will take Tom 10 days to finish the book, and he will have 100 pages left after 10 days.

• It will take Tom 13 days to finish the book, and he will have 70 pages left after 10 days.

• It will take Tom 15 days to finish the book, and he will have 60 pages left after 10 days.

A school is organizing a field trip for 180 students. If each bus can carry 25 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 6 buses needed, 30 students left without a seat.

• 7 buses needed, 25 students left without a seat.

• 9 buses needed, 15 students left without a seat.

• 8 buses needed, 20 students left without a seat.

Lisa has a box of 90 chocolates. She wants to divide them equally among her friends, represented by the variable y. If she has 10 friends, how many chocolates will each friend receive?

• 9

• 10

• 7

• 8

A toy store has 500 toys and wants to arrange them in shelves that can hold 40 toys each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many toys will be left over?

• 13 shelves completely filled, 10 toys left over

• 12 shelves completely filled, 20 toys left over

• 10 shelves completely filled, 40 toys left over

• 11 shelves completely filled, 30 toys left over

A gardener is planting 240 flowers in rows. If each row can hold 20 flowers, how many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will remain?

• 12 full rows and 0 flowers remain

• 13 full rows and 0 flowers remain

• 11 full rows and 5 flowers remain

• 10 full rows and 20 flowers remain

A library has 1,200 books and wants to organize them into sections that can hold 100 books each. How many sections will be completely filled, and how many books will be left?

• 100 sections completely filled, 200 books left

• 119 sections completely filled, 1 book left

• 121 sections completely filled, 20 books left

• 120 sections completely filled, 0 books left

Emma has 75 stickers and wants to give them to her friends, represented by the variable z. If she has 5 friends, how many stickers will each friend get, and how many will she have left?

• Each friend gets 10 stickers, and Emma has 25 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 20 stickers, and Emma has 5 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 15 stickers, and Emma has 0 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 12 stickers, and Emma has 3 stickers left.