Practical Division: Solving Remainder Word Problems

A baker has 50 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 8. How many full boxes can he pack, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 5 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 7 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 6 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 6 cookies left over

A farmer has 123 apples and wants to divide them equally among 10 baskets. How many apples will each basket get, and how many will be left over?

• Each basket gets 12 apples, and 3 apples will be left over.

• Each basket gets 10 apples, and 23 apples will be left over.

• Each basket gets 13 apples, and 0 apples will be left over.

• Each basket gets 11 apples, and 2 apples will be left over.

A teacher has 45 pencils and wants to distribute them to 6 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many will remain?

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 9 pencils will remain.

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 3 pencils will remain.

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 5 pencils will remain.

• Each student receives 8 pencils, and 1 pencil will remain.

A toy store has 75 toys and wants to arrange them in rows of 9. How many complete rows can be made, and how many toys will be left?

• 8 complete rows and 3 toys left

• 6 complete rows and 9 toys left

• 7 complete rows and 6 toys left

• 9 complete rows and 0 toys left

A library has 200 books and wants to place them on shelves that can hold 15 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 10 shelves completely filled, 10 books left over

• 14 shelves completely filled, 0 books left over

• 13 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 12 shelves completely filled, 8 books left over

A group of friends has 37 balloons and wants to share them equally among 5 friends. How many balloons will each friend get, and how many will be left?

• Each friend gets 7 balloons, and 2 balloons are left.

• Each friend gets 9 balloons, and no balloons are left.

• Each friend gets 6 balloons, and 7 balloons are left.

• Each friend gets 8 balloons, and 1 balloon is left.

A gardener has 88 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 7. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 10 full rows and 8 flowers left over

• 11 full rows and 6 flowers left over

• 13 full rows and 2 flowers left over

• 12 full rows and 4 flowers left over

A school has 150 notebooks and wants to give them to 12 classes. How many notebooks will each class receive, and how many will be left?

• Each class receives 15 notebooks, and 0 notebooks are left.

• Each class receives 12 notebooks, and 12 notebooks are left.

• Each class receives 12 notebooks, and 6 notebooks are left.

• Each class receives 10 notebooks, and 0 notebooks are left.

A chef has 64 pieces of chicken and wants to serve them on plates of 10. How many plates can he fill, and how many pieces will be left?

• 7 plates filled, 1 piece left

• 6 plates filled, 6 pieces left

• 6 plates filled, 4 pieces left

• 5 plates filled, 9 pieces left

A concert hall has 95 seats and wants to arrange them in rows of 8. How many complete rows can be formed, and how many seats will be left?

• 12 complete rows and 3 seats left

• 9 complete rows and 8 seats left

• 10 complete rows and 5 seats left

• 11 complete rows and 7 seats left