Dividing and Interpreting Remainders: A 5th Grade Challenge

A bakery made 240 cookies for a school event. If they want to package the cookies in boxes of 12, how many boxes can they fill? If there are any cookies left over, how many will there be?

• 22 boxes, 4 cookies left over

• 18 boxes, 6 cookies left over

• 20 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 15 boxes, 0 cookies left over

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

• 52 bags, 5 apples left over

• 48 bags, 2 apples left over

• 50 bags, 0 apples left over

• 45 bags, 5 apples left over

A library has 1,500 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 300 books each. How many shelves will they need, and how many books will be left over?

• 6 shelves, 100 books left over

• 4 shelves, 50 books left over

• 5 shelves, 10 books left over

• 5 shelves, 0 books left over

A toy store received a shipment of 1,200 toys. If they want to display them in groups of 40, how many groups can they create, and how many toys will remain?

• 25 groups, 20 toys remain

• 30 groups, 0 toys remain

• 32 groups, 16 toys remain

• 28 groups, 8 toys remain

A school is organizing a field trip for 360 students. If they can fit 45 students on each bus, how many buses will they need, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 7 buses, 5 students left without a seat

• 8 buses, 0 students left without a seat

• 10 buses, 20 students left without a seat

• 9 buses, 0 students left without a seat

A concert hall has 2,000 seats. If tickets are sold in packs of 50, how many packs can be sold, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 30 packs, 100 empty seats

• 40 packs, 0 empty seats

• 50 packs, 0 empty seats

• 20 packs, 200 empty seats

A factory produces 1,800 bottles of juice. If they want to pack them in crates of 60, how many crates will they fill, and how many bottles will be left over?

• 25 crates, 30 bottles left over

• 32 crates, 4 bottles left over

• 30 crates, 0 bottles left over

• 28 crates, 12 bottles left over

A sports team has 1,250 fans attending a game. If they want to arrange them in rows of 50, how many rows will they have, and how many fans will be left without a row?

• 24 rows, 10 fans left without a row

• 30 rows, 0 fans left without a row

• 26 rows, 5 fans left without a row

• 25 rows, 0 fans left without a row

A school has 1,000 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 25 classrooms. How many pencils will each classroom receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each classroom receives 20 pencils, and there are 200 pencils left over.

• Each classroom receives 40 pencils, and there are 0 pencils left over.

• Each classroom receives 50 pencils, and there are 0 pencils left over.

• Each classroom receives 30 pencils, and there are 100 pencils left over.

A charity is collecting cans of food. If they have 2,500 cans and want to pack them in boxes of 100, how many boxes can they fill, and how many cans will remain?

• 240 boxes, 10 cans remain

• 200 boxes, 50 cans remain

• 300 boxes, 0 cans remain

• 250 boxes, 0 cans remain