Remainders and Quotients: Word Problems 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

• 6 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 4 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 5 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 47 students going on a field trip. If each bus can hold 6 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 5 buses needed, 7 students left without a seat.

• 8 buses needed, 2 students left without a seat.

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

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

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A farmer has 85 apples and wants to put them into bags of 8. How many full bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 9 full bags and 7 apples remain

• 8 full bags and 1 apple remains

• 11 full bags and 3 apples remain

• 10 full bags and 5 apples remain

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A teacher has 56 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 9 students. How many pencils will each student get, and how many pencils will be left over?

• Each student gets 6 pencils, and 4 pencils are left over.

• Each student gets 7 pencils, and 3 pencils are left over.

• Each student gets 5 pencils, and 1 pencil is left over.

• Each student gets 6 pencils, and 2 pencils are left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

In a library, there are 73 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 on the floor?

• 6 shelves completely filled, 7 books left on the floor

• 8 shelves completely filled, 1 book left on the floor

• 5 shelves completely filled, 23 books left on the floor

• 7 shelves completely filled, 3 books left on the floor

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A toy store has 92 toys and wants to arrange them in groups of 7. How many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left over?

• 11 complete groups and 5 toys left over

• 13 complete groups and 1 toy left over

• 12 complete groups and 4 toys left over

• 14 complete groups and 0 toys left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A soccer team has 34 players and wants to divide them into teams of 6. How many teams can they form, and how many players will not be on a team?

• 6 teams, 0 players not on a team

• 5 teams, 5 players not on a team

• 4 teams, 10 players not on a team

• 5 teams, 4 players not on a team

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A concert hall has 120 seats. If 8 rows of seats are filled, how many seats are left empty, and how many seats are filled?

• 10 seats left empty, 110 seats filled

• 0 seats left empty, 120 seats filled

• 20 seats left empty, 100 seats filled

• 5 seats left empty, 115 seats filled

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A gardener has 63 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 5. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 11 full rows and 2 flowers left over

• 10 full rows and 8 flowers left over

• 13 full rows and 1 flower left over

• 12 full rows and 3 flowers left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A school has 99 notebooks and wants to give them to students in groups of 12. How many groups can they form, and how many notebooks will be left?

• 7 groups, 5 notebooks left

• 9 groups, 0 notebooks left

• 8 groups, 3 notebooks left

• 6 groups, 9 notebooks left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6