Remainders in Division: Fun Challenges for 4th Graders

A baker has 29 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 5. How many full boxes can he make, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 4 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 5 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 3 full boxes and 14 cookies left over

• 6 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

There are 45 students in a class, and they need to be divided into groups of 6 for a project. How many complete groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 6 complete groups and 9 students left without a group.

• 8 complete groups and 1 student left without a group.

• 5 complete groups and 15 students left without a group.

• 7 complete groups and 3 students left without a group.

A farmer has 73 apples and wants to put them into bags of 8. How many bags can he fill completely, and how many apples will remain?

• 7 bags, 9 apples remaining

• 10 bags, 3 apples remaining

• 9 bags, 1 apple remaining

• 8 bags, 9 apples remaining

A toy store has 56 toy cars and wants to display them in rows of 9. How many full rows can they create, and how many toy cars will be left over?

• 7 full rows and 1 toy car left over

• 6 full rows and 2 toy cars left over

• 6 full rows and 3 toy cars left over

• 5 full rows and 6 toy cars left over

A library has 88 books that need to be placed on shelves with 10 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left on the floor?

• 9 shelves filled, 5 books left on the floor

• 8 shelves filled, 8 books left on the floor

• 7 shelves filled, 11 books left on the floor

• 6 shelves filled, 18 books left on the floor

A teacher has 37 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 6 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will be left over?

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 5 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 1 pencil is left over.

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and no pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 7 pencils are left over.

A gardener has 64 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 7. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left unplanted?

• 8 full rows and 0 flowers left unplanted

• 9 full rows and 1 flower left unplanted

• 10 full rows and 4 flowers left unplanted

• 7 full rows and 3 flowers left unplanted

A concert hall has 90 seats and tickets are sold in groups of 12. How many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will remain empty?

• 6 groups, 12 seats remain empty

• 7 groups, 6 seats remain empty

• 8 groups, 10 seats remain empty

• 5 groups, 15 seats remain empty

A pet store has 50 fish and wants to put them in tanks that hold 8 fish each. How many tanks can they fill completely, and how many fish will be left over?

• 5 tanks, 5 fish left over

• 6 tanks, 3 fish left over

• 6 tanks, 2 fish left over

• 7 tanks, 1 fish left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 82 students and can fit 10 students in each bus. How many buses will be needed, and how many students will not have a seat?

• 8 buses needed, 2 students without a seat.

• 10 buses needed, 0 students without a seat.

• 9 buses needed, 0 students without a seat.

• 7 buses needed, 5 students without a seat.