4th Grade Division Word Problems: Remainders in Action

A baker has 29 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 5. How many full boxes can he make, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 4 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 3 full boxes and 14 cookies left over

• 5 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 6 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

There are 43 students in a class, and the teacher wants to divide them into groups of 6 for a project. How many complete groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 7 complete groups and 1 student left without a group.

• 5 complete groups and 3 students left without a group.

• 6 complete groups and 7 students left without a group.

• 8 complete groups and no students left without a group.

A farmer has 50 apples and wants to distribute them equally into baskets that can hold 8 apples each. How many baskets will be full, and how many apples will remain?

• 7 full baskets and 1 apple remains.

• 6 full baskets and 3 apples remain.

• 6 full baskets and 2 apples remain.

• 5 full baskets and 5 apples remain.

A library has 75 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 10 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 8 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 9 books left over

• 5 shelves completely filled, 25 books left over

• 7 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

A toy store has 88 toys and wants to put them into bags of 12. How many bags can be filled completely, and how many toys will be left in the store?

• 6 bags can be filled completely, and 8 toys will be left.

• 7 bags can be filled completely, and 4 toys will be left.

• 5 bags can be filled completely, and 8 toys will be left.

• 8 bags can be filled completely, and 0 toys will be left.

A soccer team has 37 players and wants to divide them into teams of 5 for practice. How many teams can they form, and how many players will not be on a team?

• 8 teams, 1 player not on a team

• 5 teams, 12 players not on a team

• 7 teams, 2 players not on a team

• 6 teams, 7 players not on a team

A concert hall has 92 seats and wants to arrange them in rows of 8. How many complete rows can be made, and how many seats will be left over?

• 10 complete rows and 2 seats left over

• 12 complete rows and 0 seats left over

• 9 complete rows and 8 seats left over

• 11 complete rows and 4 seats left over

A teacher has 64 pencils and wants to give them to students in groups of 9. How many groups can she make, and how many pencils will be left?

• 7 groups, 1 pencil left

• 6 groups, 10 pencils left

• 8 groups, 0 pencils left

• 5 groups, 9 pencils left

A pet store has 45 fish and wants to place them in tanks that hold 7 fish each. How many tanks will be full, and how many fish will remain?

• 6 full tanks and 3 fish remain

• 4 full tanks and 13 fish remain

• 7 full tanks and no fish remain

• 5 full tanks and 10 fish remain

A candy shop has 56 candies and wants to pack them into bags of 10. How many full bags can be made, and how many candies will be left over?

• 6 full bags and 2 candies left over

• 5 full bags and 5 candies left over

• 5 full bags and 6 candies left over

• 4 full bags and 16 candies left over