Mastering Two-Step Division: Word Problems & Remainders

A bakery made 120 cookies. They packed them into boxes with 8 cookies each. How many full boxes did they pack, and how many cookies were left over?

• 16 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 15 full boxes and 0 cookies left over

• 12 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 14 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A farmer has 250 apples. He wants to put them into bags with 10 apples each. After filling the bags, how many bags did he fill, and how many apples are left?

• 24 bags filled, 10 apples left

• 20 bags filled, 50 apples left

• 25 bags filled, 0 apples left

• 30 bags filled, 0 apples left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A school has 450 pencils. If each student gets 15 pencils, how many students can receive pencils, and how many pencils will remain?

• 40 students can receive pencils, and 10 pencils will remain.

• 25 students can receive pencils, and 15 pencils will remain.

• 30 students can receive pencils, and 0 pencils will remain.

• 35 students can receive pencils, and 5 pencils will remain.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A toy store has 300 toys. They want to display them in groups of 25. How many groups can they make, and how many toys will be left over?

• 15 groups, 0 toys left over

• 10 groups, 5 toys left over

• 12 groups, 5 toys left over

• 12 groups, 0 toys left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A library has 550 books. If they want to arrange them on shelves with 20 books each, how many shelves will they fill, and how many books will be left?

• 26 shelves filled, 15 books left

• 27 shelves filled, 10 books left

• 28 shelves filled, 5 books left

• 25 shelves filled, 20 books left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A gardener has 180 flowers. If he plants them in rows of 12, how many rows will he have, and how many flowers will be left unplanted?

• 14 rows, 1 flower left unplanted

• 16 rows, 2 flowers left unplanted

• 15 rows, 0 flowers left unplanted

• 12 rows, 6 flowers left unplanted

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A concert hall has 1,200 seats. If they sell tickets in groups of 30, how many groups of tickets can they sell, and how many seats will be empty?

• 40 groups, 0 empty seats

• 35 groups, 10 empty seats

• 50 groups, 20 empty seats

• 30 groups, 60 empty seats

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A factory produces 1,500 toys. If they pack them into boxes of 50, how many boxes will they fill, and how many toys will be left?

• 30 boxes, 5 toys left

• 30 boxes, 0 toys left

• 25 boxes, 25 toys left

• 35 boxes, 10 toys left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A sports team has 360 baseballs. If they want to distribute them equally among 15 players, how many baseballs will each player get, and how many will be left?

• Each player gets 20 baseballs, and there are 10 baseballs left.

• Each player gets 30 baseballs, and there are 6 baseballs left.

• Each player gets 24 baseballs, and there are 0 baseballs left.

• Each player gets 25 baseballs, and there are 5 baseballs left.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A pet store has 240 fish. If they want to place them in tanks with 20 fish each, how many tanks will they fill, and how many fish will remain?

• 15 tanks, 0 fish remaining

• 12 tanks, 5 fish remaining

• 10 tanks, 20 fish remaining

• 12 tanks, 0 fish remaining

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3