Estimating Remainders: Real-Life Division Challenges

A bakery made 125 cookies and wants to pack them in boxes of 12. How many full boxes can they fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 10 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 8 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 11 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 9 full boxes and 7 cookies left over

A teacher has 48 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 7 students. How many pencils will each student get, and how many will remain?

• Each student gets 7 pencils, and 1 pencil remains.

• Each student gets 6 pencils, and 6 pencils remain.

• Each student gets 5 pencils, and 8 pencils remain.

• Each student gets 6 pencils, and 12 pencils remain.

A farmer has 250 apples and wants to put them into bags of 15. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will be left?

• 16 bags, 10 apples left

• 14 bags, 12 apples left

• 17 bags, 8 apples left

• 15 bags, 5 apples left

A library has 320 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that hold 25 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 10 shelves completely filled, 30 books left over

• 12 shelves completely filled, 20 books left over

• 11 shelves completely filled, 25 books left over

• 13 shelves completely filled, 15 books left over

A toy store received 150 toys and wants to display them in groups of 8. How many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 17 complete groups and 7 toys left

• 18 complete groups and 6 toys left

• 19 complete groups and 3 toys left

• 16 complete groups and 2 toys left

A concert hall has 500 seats and sells tickets in groups of 9. How many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will remain empty?

• 55 groups, 5 seats remain empty

• 56 groups, 4 seats remain empty

• 54 groups, 6 seats remain empty

• 50 groups, 10 seats remain empty

A school is organizing a field trip for 235 students and can fit 30 students on each bus. How many buses will they need, and how many students will not have a seat?

• 6 buses needed, 15 students without a seat.

• 8 buses needed, 5 students without a seat.

• 9 buses needed, 0 students without a seat.

• 7 buses needed, 10 students without a seat.

A gardener has 180 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 14. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 12 full rows and 12 flowers left over

• 11 full rows and 18 flowers left over

• 10 full rows and 20 flowers left over

• 15 full rows and 5 flowers left over

A sports team has 92 players and wants to form teams of 11. How many complete teams can they form, and how many players will be left without a team?

• 6 complete teams and 6 players left.

• 8 complete teams and 4 players left.

• 9 complete teams and 3 players left.

• 7 complete teams and 5 players left.

A candy factory produced 375 candies and wants to package them in boxes of 20. How many full boxes can they create, and how many candies will be left over?

• 17 full boxes and 25 candies left over

• 18 full boxes and 15 candies left over

• 16 full boxes and 35 candies left over

• 19 full boxes and 5 candies left over