Mastering Division: Remainders in Real-Life Problems

A bakery made 250 cookies and wants to package them in boxes of 12. How many full boxes can they fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 19 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 21 full boxes and 8 cookies left over

• 22 full boxes and 6 cookies left over

• 20 full boxes and 10 cookies left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 180 students. If each bus can hold 30 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat if there are not enough buses?

• 6 buses needed, 10 students left without a seat.

• 6 buses needed, 0 students left without a seat.

• 7 buses needed, 0 students left without a seat.

• 5 buses needed, 5 students left without a seat.

A farmer has 1,200 apples and wants to sell them in bags of 15. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 100 bags, 0 apples remaining

• 75 bags, 5 apples remaining

• 60 bags, 20 apples remaining

• 80 bags, 0 apples remaining

A library has 450 books and wants to distribute them equally among 25 shelves. How many books will be on each shelf, and how many books will be left over?

• Each shelf will have 20 books, and there will be 5 books left over.

• Each shelf will have 15 books, and there will be 15 books left over.

• Each shelf will have 18 books, and there will be 0 books left over.

• Each shelf will have 22 books, and there will be 2 books left over.

A concert hall has 1,000 seats. If 275 tickets have been sold, how many seats are still available? If the remaining seats are sold in groups of 5, how many groups can be formed?

• 145

• 150

• 120

• 200

A teacher has 48 pencils and wants to give them to her 7 students equally. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will be left over?

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 0 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 12 pencils are left over.

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

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 8 pencils are left over.

A toy store received a shipment of 1,500 toys. If they want to display them in sets of 20, how many complete sets can they make, and how many toys will be left over?

• 60 complete sets and 30 toys left over

• 70 complete sets and 10 toys left over

• 80 complete sets and 5 toys left over

• 75 complete sets and 0 toys left over

A sports team has 85 players and wants to divide them into teams of 11. How many complete teams can they form, and how many players will be left without a team?

• 6 complete teams and 9 players left without a team

• 8 complete teams and 7 players left without a team

• 7 complete teams and 8 players left without a team

• 5 complete teams and 10 players left without a team

A restaurant has 1,200 servings of rice. If they serve 8 servings per plate, how many plates can they fill, and how many servings will be left?

• 160 plates, 0 servings left

• 140 plates, 10 servings left

• 100 plates, 100 servings left

• 150 plates, 0 servings left

A charity is collecting cans of food. If they have 1,250 cans and want to pack them into boxes of 24, how many full boxes can they create, and how many cans will remain?

• 52 full boxes and 2 cans remain

• 51 full boxes and 5 cans remain

• 53 full boxes and 1 can remains

• 50 full boxes and 10 cans remain