Division and Multiplication Challenges for 5th Graders

A bakery made 256 cookies and packed them into boxes of 12. How many full boxes did they pack, and how many cookies were left over?

• 20 full boxes and 6 cookies left over

• 21 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 22 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 19 full boxes and 8 cookies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A school is organizing a field trip for 125 students. If each bus can hold 30 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 4 buses needed, 5 students left without a seat.

• 4 buses needed, 10 students left without a seat.

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

• 3 buses needed, 10 students left without a seat.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A farmer has 1,250 apples and wants to pack them into bags containing 25 apples each. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 52 bags, 10 apples remaining

• 50 bags, 0 apples remaining

• 45 bags, 5 apples remaining

• 48 bags, 2 apples remaining

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A toy store has 1,800 toys. If they want to display them equally on 45 shelves, how many toys will be on each shelf, and how many toys will be left over?

• Each shelf will have 40 toys, and there will be 0 toys left over.

• Each shelf will have 30 toys, and there will be 30 toys left over.

• Each shelf will have 45 toys, and there will be 15 toys left over.

• Each shelf will have 50 toys, and there will be 10 toys left over.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A library has 2,400 books and wants to arrange them into 60 equal sections. How many books will be in each section?

• 60

• 30

• 50

• 40

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A gardener is planting 144 flowers in rows. If each row has 12 flowers, how many rows will the gardener plant?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 16

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A factory produces 3,456 toys in a week. If they want to package them in boxes of 48, how many boxes will they need, and how many toys will be left over?

• 72 boxes, 0 toys left over

• 73 boxes, 12 toys left over

• 75 boxes, 36 toys left over

• 70 boxes, 6 toys left over

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A concert hall has 2,500 seats. If tickets are sold in groups of 15, how many full groups can be sold, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 164 full groups, 20 seats left empty

• 167 full groups, 5 seats left empty

• 165 full groups, 15 seats left empty

• 166 full groups, 10 seats left empty

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A pizza shop made 1,200 slices of pizza. If each customer can eat 8 slices, how many customers can be served, and how many slices will be left?

• 100 customers can be served, and 50 slices will be left.

• 200 customers can be served, and 0 slices will be left.

• 150 customers can be served, and 30 slices will be left.

• 150 customers can be served, and 0 slices will be left.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A sports team has 350 players and wants to divide them into teams of 14. How many teams can they form, and how many players will be left without a team?

• 24 teams, 2 players left

• 25 teams, 0 players left

• 23 teams, 4 players left

• 26 teams, 1 player left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6