Remainders in Division: A 4th Grade Challenge

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

• 3 full boxes and 14 cookies left over

• 5 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 6 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

There are 45 students going on a field trip. If each bus can hold 8 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

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

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

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

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

A farmer has 67 apples and wants to divide them equally into bags of 10. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 6 bags and 10 apples remain

• 7 bags and 3 apples remain

• 5 bags and 17 apples remain

• 6 bags and 7 apples remain

In a library, there are 53 books that need to be placed on shelves with 6 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 8 shelves filled, 5 books left over

• 9 shelves filled, 2 books left over

• 7 shelves filled, 6 books left over

• 8 shelves filled, 3 books left over

A toy store has 88 toys and wants to arrange them in groups of 9. How many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 10 complete groups and 0 toys left

• 7 complete groups and 9 toys left

• 9 complete groups and 7 toys left

• 8 complete groups and 8 toys left

A teacher has 34 markers and wants to distribute them equally among 5 students. How many markers will each student get, and how many will be left over?

• Each student gets 5 markers, 9 markers left over.

• Each student gets 6 markers, 4 markers left over.

• Each student gets 7 markers, 1 marker left over.

• Each student gets 8 markers, 2 markers left over.

A soccer team has 23 players and wants to form groups of 4 for practice. How many complete groups can they form, and how many players will be left out?

• 5 groups, 3 players left out

• 6 groups, 2 players left out

• 5 groups, 4 players left out

• 4 groups, 7 players left out

A pet store has 75 fish and wants to put them in tanks that hold 12 fish each. How many tanks will be completely filled, and how many fish will remain?

• 6 tanks will be completely filled, and 6 fish will remain.

• 6 tanks will be completely filled, and 3 fish will remain.

• 7 tanks will be completely filled, and 0 fish will remain.

• 5 tanks will be completely filled, and 5 fish will remain.

A concert hall has 92 seats and sells tickets in groups of 7. How many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 12 groups, 4 seats left empty

• 14 groups, 0 seats left empty

• 11 groups, 5 seats left empty

• 13 groups, 1 seat left empty

A gardener has 50 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 8. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 6 full rows and 2 flowers left over

• 5 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 7 full rows and 1 flower left over

• 4 full rows and 6 flowers left over