Division Word Problems With and Without Remainder

The __________ is the left over when one number does not divide into another exactly.

• remainder

• dividend

• divisor

What term is used for a number by which another number is to be divided?

• quotient

• dividend

• divisor

A car can carry five people. 38 people need transport. How many cars are needed so everyone will be able to ride?

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need seven cars

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need eight cars

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need three cars

• 38 ÷ 5 = 7 r 3 so we need ten cars

Korey and Camille are packing boxes with books. They have 238 books. Each box will fit 8 books. How many books will be left over?

• 31

• 29

• 6

• 5

A restaurant needs to buy 36 new plates. If each box has 3 plates in it, how many boxes will they need to buy?

• 12

• 39

• 3

• 1

Abby went for a 1250- mile car ride. She stopped every 25 miles to take pictures. How many times did Abby stop during her car ride?

• 50

• 40

• 55

• 45

In the problem 278 ÷ 13, the remainder would be...

• 13

• 5

• 1

• no remainder

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood.  He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house.  Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood.  Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185+25)+40 

• p = (185−25)−40 

• p=(185+25)×40 

• p=(185−25)÷40 

Ore uses 30 craft sticks to make each toy cabin. He has a box of 342 draft sticks. How many toy cabins can Ore make?

• 11 cabins

• 11 cabins with 2 left over

• 12 cabins with 12 left over

• 11 cabins with 12 left over

A restaurant needs to buy 367 new plates. If each box has 3 plates in it, how many boxes will they need to buy?

• 122 R 1

• 370

• 123

• 1