Remainders in Action: Real-Life Division Challenges

A bakery made 245 cookies and wants to pack them in boxes of 12. How many full boxes can they fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 18 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

• 21 full boxes and 3 cookies left over

• 19 full boxes and 7 cookies left over

• 20 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

A school has 378 pencils to distribute equally among 25 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will remain?

• Each student receives 14 pencils, and 8 pencils remain.

• Each student receives 15 pencils, and 3 pencils remain.

• Each student receives 16 pencils, and 2 pencils remain.

• Each student receives 12 pencils, and 18 pencils remain.

A farmer has 512 apples and wants to put them into bags of 15. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will be left?

• 34 bags, 2 apples left

• 35 bags, 1 apple left

• 32 bags, 12 apples left

• 33 bags, 7 apples left

A toy store has 689 toys and wants to arrange them in shelves with 30 toys each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many toys will be left over?

• 21 shelves completely filled, 19 toys left over

• 20 shelves completely filled, 29 toys left over

• 23 shelves completely filled, 7 toys left over

• 22 shelves completely filled, 9 toys left over

A library has 456 books and wants to place them on shelves that can hold 20 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will remain?

• 20 shelves completely filled, 36 books remain

• 23 shelves completely filled, 13 books remain

• 22 shelves completely filled, 16 books remain

• 21 shelves completely filled, 17 books remain

A concert hall has 825 seats and sells tickets in groups of 40. How many groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 22 groups, 5 seats left empty

• 18 groups, 45 seats left empty

• 15 groups, 65 seats left empty

• 20 groups, 25 seats left empty

A gardener has 734 flowers to plant in rows of 18. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 40 full rows and 14 flowers left over

• 38 full rows and 18 flowers left over

• 39 full rows and 16 flowers left over

• 41 full rows and 12 flowers left over

A factory produces 910 toys and packs them in boxes of 45. How many full boxes can they create, and how many toys will be left unpacked?

• 20 full boxes and 10 toys left unpacked

• 18 full boxes and 20 toys left unpacked

• 21 full boxes and 5 toys left unpacked

• 19 full boxes and 15 toys left unpacked

A sports team has 678 baseballs and wants to distribute them equally among 22 players. How many baseballs will each player get, and how many will be left?

• Each player gets 30 baseballs, and 18 baseballs will be left.

• Each player gets 32 baseballs, and 14 baseballs will be left.

• Each player gets 31 baseballs, and 17 baseballs will be left.

• Each player gets 29 baseballs, and 20 baseballs will be left.

A restaurant has 543 plates and wants to serve them in groups of 25. How many full groups can they serve, and how many plates will remain?

• 22 full groups and 13 plates remain

• 21 full groups and 18 plates remain

• 19 full groups and 8 plates remain

• 20 full groups and 23 plates remain