Division Word Problems Interpreting Remainders

A relay team has four runners. How many teams can you make with 17 runners?

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make four teams

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make five teams

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make one team

• 17 ÷ 4 = 4 r 1 so we can make seventeen teams

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A baker makes 54 cakes. Five cakes fit in each box. How many boxes will he need to put all the cakes in a box?

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs ten boxes

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs four boxes

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs eleven boxes

• 54 ÷ 5 = 10 r 4 so he needs fourteen boxes

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Four monkeys share 25 bananas equally. How many whole bananas does each monkey get?

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets six bananas

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets seven bananas

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets sixteen bananas

• 25 ÷ 4 = 6 r 1 so each monkey gets one banana

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Four monkeys share 26 bananas equally. How many bananas will be left with no owner?

• one banana

• two bananas

• three bananas

• four bananas

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 28 beyblades and 6 players. How many beyblade can each player get to have equal numbers and how many will be left with no owner?

• 4 for each player, 4 with no owner

• 4 for each player, 6 with no owner

• 3 for each player, 5 with no owner

• 3 for each player, 4 with no owner

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

What is the missing number?

...... ÷ 2 = 7 r 1

• 15

• 19

• 27

• 28

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Mr. Bull bought a package of Skittles with 341 pieces of candy.  He split them evenly among his 5 groups and ate the rest.  How many did he save for next year?

• 68 - ignore the remainder

• 1 - remainder is the answer

• 69 - round it up

• 68 1/68 - turn it into a fraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

The PTSA had $3,705 to split between 35 teachers. How much will each teacher get?

• 105 - ignore the remainder

• 105 30/35 - turn it into a fraction

• 30 - remainder is the answer

• 106 - round it up

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

The box of diapers had 136 diapers in it.  The hospital nursery had 9 babies. How many diapers do they have for each baby? 

• 15 - ignore the remainder

• 16 - round up

• 1 - the remainder is the answer

• 15 1/9 - turn it into a fraction

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A packaging warehouse received a shipment of 7,563 pencils.  They put 18 pencils into each package. How many COMPLETE packages will the warehouse be able to make with this shipment of pencils?

• 420 - ignore the remainder

• 421 - round up

• 3 - remainder is the answer

• 420 3/18 - turn it into a fraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2