Remainders in Real-Life: A 4th Grade Challenge

A baker has 25 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes with 6 cookies each. How many full boxes can he pack, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 5 full boxes and no cookies left over

• 3 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 4 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

There are 43 students in a class, and they need to be divided into groups of 5 for a project. How many full groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 7 full groups and 8 students left without a group.

• 8 full groups and 3 students left without a group.

• 9 full groups and 2 students left without a group.

• 6 full groups and 13 students left without a group.

A farmer has 58 apples and wants to distribute them equally into baskets that hold 8 apples each. How many baskets can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 7 baskets, 2 apples remaining

• 7 baskets, 3 apples remaining

• 8 baskets, 2 apples remaining

• 6 baskets, 6 apples remaining

A library has 77 books that need to be placed on shelves with 10 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 7 books left over

• 5 shelves completely filled, 27 books left over

• 8 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 8 books left over

A toy store has 90 toys and wants to arrange them in display cases that hold 12 toys each. How many display cases will be completely filled, and how many toys will be left?

• 5 display cases filled, 15 toys left

• 6 display cases filled, 12 toys left

• 8 display cases filled, 0 toys left

• 7 display cases filled, 6 toys left

A teacher has 34 markers and wants to give them to her 6 students equally. How many markers will each student receive, and how many markers will be left over?

• Each student receives 5 markers, and 4 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 4 markers, and 10 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 5 markers, and 5 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 6 markers, and 2 markers are left over.

A concert hall has 150 seats and tickets are sold in groups of 7. How many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will remain empty?

• 20 groups, 10 seats remain empty

• 22 groups, 1 seat remains empty

• 21 groups, 3 seats remain empty

• 19 groups, 5 seats remain empty

A gardener has 85 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 9. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 7 full rows and 6 flowers left over

• 9 full rows and 4 flowers left over

• 8 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 10 full rows and 3 flowers left over

A pet store has 63 puppies and wants to place them in cages that hold 8 puppies each. How many cages will be completely filled, and how many puppies will be left?

• 8 cages completely filled, 0 puppies left

• 5 cages completely filled, 3 puppies left

• 6 cages completely filled, 9 puppies left

• 7 cages completely filled, 7 puppies left

A school is organizing a field trip for 120 students, and they need to arrange them in buses that can hold 15 students each. How many buses will be needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 9 buses needed, 3 students left without a seat.

• 7 buses needed, 1 student left without a seat.

• 6 buses needed, 6 students left without a seat.

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