Long Division Riddles: Find Remainders in Word Problems

A farmer has 256 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes that hold 12 apples each. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many apples will be left over?

• 20 full boxes and 16 apples left over

• 21 full boxes and 4 apples left over

• 19 full boxes and 12 apples left over

• 22 full boxes and 8 apples left over

There are 345 students going on a field trip. If each bus can carry 25 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

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

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

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

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

A bakery made 432 cookies. If they want to put them into bags of 18 cookies each, how many bags can they fill, and how many cookies will remain?

• 24 bags, 0 cookies remaining

• 24 bags, 18 cookies remaining

• 30 bags, 6 cookies remaining

• 20 bags, 12 cookies remaining

A library has 1,250 books. If they want to arrange them on shelves with 50 books each, how many shelves will they need, and how many books will be left over?

• 24 shelves, 10 books left over

• 30 shelves, 0 books left over

• 26 shelves, 5 books left over

• 25 shelves, 0 books left over

A toy store has 678 toys. If they want to display them in groups of 30, how many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 23 complete groups and 8 toys left

• 20 complete groups and 30 toys left

• 21 complete groups and 18 toys left

• 22 complete groups and 18 toys left

A school is organizing a sports day with 1,024 participants. If each team can have 16 players, how many teams can be formed, and how many players will not be on a team?

• 62 teams, 10 players not on a team

• 65 teams, 3 players not on a team

• 64 teams, 0 players not on a team

• 60 teams, 4 players not on a team

A concert hall has 850 seats. If tickets are sold in packs of 40, how many full packs can be sold, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 21 full packs and 10 seats left empty

• 20 full packs and 30 seats left empty

• 22 full packs and 5 seats left empty

• 19 full packs and 15 seats left empty

A gardener has 1,200 seeds. If he wants to plant them in rows of 45 seeds each, how many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will be left over?

• 26 full rows and 30 seeds left over

• 30 full rows and 0 seeds left over

• 27 full rows and 15 seeds left over

• 25 full rows and 45 seeds left over

A factory produces 1,500 toys. If they are packed in boxes of 60 toys each, how many boxes can be filled, and how many toys will remain unpacked?

• 24 boxes, 6 toys remaining

• 25 boxes, 0 toys remaining

• 30 boxes, 30 toys remaining

• 26 boxes, 0 toys remaining

A class of 36 students is going on a trip. If they can only fit 5 students in each car, how many cars will they need, and how many students will be left without a car?

• 5 cars needed, 5 students left without a car.

• 8 cars needed, 2 students left without a car.

• 7 cars needed, 1 student left without a car.

• 6 cars needed, 0 students left without a car.