Division Challenges: Remainders in Real-Life Word Problems

A bakery made 125 cookies and packed them in boxes of 12. How many full boxes did they pack, and how many cookies were left over?

• 10 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 9 full boxes and 7 cookies left over

• 8 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 11 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

Sarah has 48 marbles. She wants to share them equally among her 5 friends. How many marbles will each friend get, and how many will be left with Sarah?

• Each friend gets 8 marbles, and Sarah has 8 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 9 marbles, and Sarah has 3 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 10 marbles, and Sarah has 2 marbles left.

• Each friend gets 7 marbles, and Sarah has 13 marbles left.

A farmer has 250 apples and wants to put them into bags of 20. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 12 bags and 10 apples remain

• 10 bags and 20 apples remain

• 13 bags and 5 apples remain

• 11 bags and 15 apples remain

In a school, there are 360 students. If each bus can carry 45 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a bus?

• 7 buses needed, 5 students left without a bus.

• 9 buses needed, 0 students left without a bus.

• 8 buses needed, 10 students left without a bus.

• 8 buses needed, 0 students left without a bus.

A toy store has 150 toys and wants to arrange them in shelves with 10 toys each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many toys will be left over?

• 16 shelves completely filled, 5 toys left over

• 12 shelves completely filled, 6 toys left over

• 15 shelves completely filled, 0 toys left over

• 14 shelves completely filled, 1 toy left over

A library has 275 books and wants to distribute them equally among 12 classrooms. How many books will each classroom receive, and how many books will be left?

• Each classroom receives 20 books, and 15 books are left.

• Each classroom receives 22 books, and 11 books are left.

• Each classroom receives 21 books, and 13 books are left.

• Each classroom receives 23 books, and 9 books are left.

Emma bought 90 stickers and wants to give them to her 8 friends equally. How many stickers will each friend get, and how many will Emma keep?

• Each friend gets 10 stickers, and Emma keeps 10 stickers.

• Each friend gets 12 stickers, and Emma keeps 6 stickers.

• Each friend gets 9 stickers, and Emma keeps 3 stickers.

• Each friend gets 11 stickers, and Emma keeps 2 stickers.

A gardener has 500 seeds and wants to plant them in rows of 25. How many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will be left?

• 19 full rows and 5 seeds left

• 20 full rows and 10 seeds left

• 21 full rows and 5 seeds left

• 20 full rows and 0 seeds left

A concert hall has 1,200 seats. If 275 tickets are sold, how many seats are still available?

• 800

• 1,000

• 1,100

• 925

A chef has 300 grams of flour and needs 45 grams for each cake. How many cakes can he make, and how much flour will be left over?

• 7 cakes and 15 grams of flour left over

• 5 cakes and 15 grams of flour left over

• 6 cakes and 30 grams of flour left over

• 6 cakes and 45 grams of flour left over