Mastering Division: Remainders in Word Problems for 5th Grade

A baker has 48 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 6. How many boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 6 boxes, 6 cookies left over

• 7 boxes, 1 cookie left over

• 9 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 8 boxes, 0 cookies left over

There are 120 students going on a field trip. If each bus can hold 25 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 4 buses needed, 20 students left without a seat.

• 5 buses needed, 15 students left without a seat.

• 4 buses needed, 25 students left without a seat.

• 3 buses needed, 30 students left without a seat.

A farmer has 75 apples and wants to divide them equally among 8 baskets. How many apples will each basket get, and how many apples will remain?

• Each basket gets 6 apples, and 15 apples remain.

• Each basket gets 9 apples, and 3 apples remain.

• Each basket gets 10 apples, and 5 apples remain.

• Each basket gets 8 apples, and 7 apples remain.

A library has 250 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 10 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 25 shelves completely filled, 0 books left over

• 20 shelves completely filled, 30 books left over

• 24 shelves completely filled, 10 books left over

• 30 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

A teacher has 90 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among her 12 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will be left?

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 6 pencils are left.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 12 pencils are left.

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 30 pencils are left.

• Each student receives 8 pencils, and 4 pencils are left.

A toy store has 200 toys and wants to create gift bags with 15 toys each. How many complete gift bags can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 10 complete gift bags and 10 toys left

• 14 complete gift bags and 2 toys left

• 13 complete gift bags and 5 toys left

• 12 complete gift bags and 8 toys left

A concert hall has 300 seats. If tickets are sold in groups of 25, how many groups can be formed, and how many seats will remain unsold?

• 10 groups, 5 seats remain unsold

• 12 groups, 0 seats remain unsold

• 15 groups, 0 seats remain unsold

• 12 groups, 25 seats remain unsold

A gardener has 64 plants and wants to plant them in rows of 8. How many rows can he plant, and how many plants will be left over?

• 7 rows, 1 plant left over

• 9 rows, 8 plants left over

• 6 rows, 8 plants left over

• 8 rows, 0 plants left over

A school is organizing a sports day and has 150 medals to distribute among 20 winners. How many medals will each winner receive, and how many medals will be left?

• Each winner receives 8 medals, and 5 medals will be left.

• Each winner receives 7 medals, and 20 medals will be left.

• Each winner receives 7 medals, and 10 medals will be left.

• Each winner receives 6 medals, and 15 medals will be left.

A chef is preparing 180 servings of soup and wants to put them into containers of 12. How many containers will he fill, and how many servings will be left over?

• 14 containers, 2 servings left over

• 16 containers, 8 servings left over

• 12 containers, 6 servings left over

• 15 containers, 0 servings left over