Division in Action: Remainders and Real-Life Problems

A farmer has 48 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes with 6 apples each. How many boxes can he fill, and how many apples will be left over?

• 6 boxes, 12 apples left over

• 7 boxes, 1 apple left over

• 8 boxes, 0 apples left over

• 9 boxes, 6 apples left over

Sarah has 120 stickers. She wants to share them equally among her 8 friends. How many stickers will each friend get, and how many will be left with Sarah?

• Each friend gets 10 stickers, and Sarah has 40 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 20 stickers, and Sarah has 0 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 15 stickers, and Sarah has 0 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 15 stickers, and Sarah has 15 stickers left.

A school is organizing a field trip for 150 students. If each bus can hold 30 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat if there are not enough buses?

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

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

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

• 4 buses needed, 10 students left without a seat.

Tom has 75 marbles. He wants to give them to his 5 friends equally. How many marbles will each friend receive, and how many marbles will Tom have left?

• Each friend receives 12 marbles, and Tom has 3 marbles left.

• Each friend receives 20 marbles, and Tom has 5 marbles left.

• Each friend receives 10 marbles, and Tom has 25 marbles left.

• Each friend receives 15 marbles, and Tom has 0 marbles left.

A bakery made 200 cookies. If they are sold in packs of 12, how many full packs can be sold, and how many cookies will remain unsold?

• 16 packs, 8 cookies remain

• 17 packs, 6 cookies remain

• 15 packs, 10 cookies remain

• 14 packs, 12 cookies remain

Lisa read 96 pages of a book. If she reads 12 pages each day, how many days will it take her to finish the book, and how many pages will she have left after 7 days?

• It will take Lisa 6 days to finish the book, and she will have 24 pages left after 7 days.

• It will take Lisa 10 days to finish the book, and she will have 8 pages left after 7 days.

• It will take Lisa 12 days to finish the book, and she will have 0 pages left after 7 days.

• It will take Lisa 8 days to finish the book, and she will have 12 pages left after 7 days.

A toy store has 250 toys. If they sell 15 toys each day, how many days will it take to sell all the toys, and how many toys will be left after 10 days?

• It will take 17 days to sell all the toys, and there will be 100 toys left after 10 days.

• It will take 10 days to sell all the toys, and there will be 150 toys left after 10 days.

• It will take 20 days to sell all the toys, and there will be 80 toys left after 10 days.

• It will take 15 days to sell all the toys, and there will be 125 toys left after 10 days.

A gardener planted 180 flowers in rows. If each row has 15 flowers, how many rows did he plant, and how many flowers will be left if he wants to plant 5 more rows?

• 12 rows planted, 75 flowers short for 5 more rows.

• 15 rows planted, 0 flowers left for 5 more rows.

• 10 rows planted, 30 flowers left for 5 more rows.

• 8 rows planted, 90 flowers short for 5 more rows.

A library has 360 books. If they want to arrange them on shelves with 20 books each, how many shelves will they need, and how many books will be left over?

• 19 shelves, 1 book left over

• 17 shelves, 5 books left over

• 20 shelves, 0 books left over

• 18 shelves, 0 books left over

A concert hall has 500 seats. If 375 tickets are sold, how many seats are still available, and if 5 more tickets are sold, how many seats will be left?

• 120 seats will be left.

• 50 seats will be left.

• 250 seats will be left.

• 100 seats will be left.