Mastering Long Division: Word Problems with Remainders

A baker has 125 cookies to pack into boxes. If each box can hold 8 cookies, how many full boxes can he fill and how many cookies will be left over?

• 15 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 14 full boxes and 7 cookies left over

• 16 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 12 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

A farmer has 250 apples and wants to put them into bags. If each bag can hold 12 apples, how many bags can he fill and how many apples will remain?

• 20 bags and 10 apples remaining

• 21 bags and 8 apples remaining

• 22 bags and 6 apples remaining

• 19 bags and 12 apples remaining

A teacher has 144 pencils to distribute equally among her 10 students. How many pencils will each student receive and how many pencils will be left over?

• Each student receives 14 pencils and 4 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 13 pencils and 1 pencil is left over.

• Each student receives 14 pencils and 0 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 15 pencils and 9 pencils are left over.

A library has 375 books and wants to arrange them on shelves. If each shelf can hold 30 books, how many shelves will be completely filled and how many books will be left?

• 13 shelves completely filled, 5 books left

• 11 shelves completely filled, 25 books left

• 10 shelves completely filled, 35 books left

• 12 shelves completely filled, 15 books left

A toy store has 200 toys to be placed in display cases. If each display case can hold 15 toys, how many display cases will be completely filled and how many toys will be left over?

• 13 display cases completely filled, 5 toys left over

• 10 display cases completely filled, 10 toys left over

• 14 display cases completely filled, 0 toys left over

• 12 display cases completely filled, 8 toys left over

A concert hall has 450 seats. If each row has 25 seats, how many full rows can be filled and how many seats will be left empty?

• 16 full rows and 10 empty seats.

• 19 full rows and 1 empty seat.

• 17 full rows and 5 empty seats.

• 18 full rows and 0 empty seats.

A gardener has 320 flowers to plant in rows. If each row can hold 18 flowers, how many full rows can he plant and how many flowers will be left over?

• 18 full rows and 4 flowers left over

• 17 full rows and 14 flowers left over

• 16 full rows and 16 flowers left over

• 15 full rows and 20 flowers left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 275 students. If each bus can carry 50 students, how many buses will be needed and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 4 buses needed, 35 students left without a seat.

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

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

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

A factory produces 600 toys in a day. If each box can hold 40 toys, how many boxes will be completely filled and how many toys will be left over?

• 14 boxes completely filled, 6 toys left over

• 16 boxes completely filled, 0 toys left over

• 15 boxes completely filled, 5 toys left over

• 15 boxes completely filled, 0 toys left over

A sports team has 90 players and wants to divide them into teams of 11. How many teams can they form and how many players will be left without a team?

• 8 teams and 2 players left without a team

• 7 teams and 3 players left without a team

• 9 teams and 1 player left without a team

• 6 teams and 4 players left without a team