Real-Life Dividing: Estimating Mixed Numbers with Remainders

A recipe calls for 3 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 16 cups

• 14 cups

• 12 cups

• 10 cups

You have 5 3/4 yards of fabric. If you want to make bags that each require 1 1/2 yards, how many bags can you make?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

A gardener has 6 2/3 pounds of soil. If he wants to fill pots that each need 1 1/4 pounds of soil, how many pots can he fill?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

A baker has 7 1/2 dozen cookies. If he wants to pack them into boxes that hold 2 1/3 dozen cookies each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

You have 8 1/4 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that each hold 1 3/4 liters, how many cups can you fill?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4

A teacher has 9 1/2 meters of ribbon. If she uses 2 1/4 meters for each project, how many projects can she complete?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 5

A car can travel 10 1/2 miles on a gallon of gas. If you have 4 3/4 gallons, how many miles can you drive?

• 49.875 miles

• 30 miles

• 45 miles

• 60 miles

You have 11 1/3 pounds of apples. If you want to divide them into bags that each hold 2 1/2 pounds, how many bags can you fill?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

A library has 12 1/4 books. If each shelf can hold 3 1/3 books, how many shelves are needed?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 4

A painter has 15 1/2 liters of paint. If he uses 3 3/4 liters for each room, how many rooms can he paint?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2