Finding Remainders in Everyday Division Problems

A farmer has 256 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 100 apples each. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many apples will be left over?

• 2 full boxes and 56 apples left over

• 2 full boxes and 100 apples left over

• 1 full box and 156 apples left over

• 3 full boxes and 56 apples left over

A school has 487 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 5 classrooms. How many pencils will each classroom receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each classroom receives 97 pencils, and 2 pencils will be left over.

• Each classroom receives 95 pencils, and 12 pencils will be left over.

• Each classroom receives 96 pencils, and 7 pencils will be left over.

• Each classroom receives 98 pencils, and 1 pencil will be left over.

A baker made 312 cookies and wants to place them in boxes of 50. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will remain?

• 6 full boxes and 12 cookies remain

• 6 full boxes and 20 cookies remain

• 7 full boxes and 2 cookies remain

• 5 full boxes and 62 cookies remain

A library has 725 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 200 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left?

• 4 shelves completely filled, 25 books left

• 3 shelves completely filled, 75 books left

• 3 shelves completely filled, 125 books left

• 2 shelves completely filled, 125 books left

A toy store has 540 toys and wants to give them equally to 8 children. How many toys will each child get, and how many toys will be left over?

• Each child gets 68 toys, and 3 toys will be left over.

• Each child gets 65 toys, and 5 toys will be left over.

• Each child gets 70 toys, and no toys will be left over.

• Each child gets 67 toys, and 4 toys will be left over.

A concert hall has 1,234 seats and 1,000 tickets sold. How many seats are still available after the tickets are sold?

• 1,234

• 234

• 500

• 1,000

A gardener has 1,250 seeds and wants to plant them in rows of 300. How many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will be left?

• 3 full rows and 150 seeds left

• 4 full rows and 100 seeds left

• 5 full rows and 25 seeds left

• 4 full rows and 50 seeds left

A factory produces 1,500 toys and packs them into boxes of 250. How many boxes will be completely filled, and how many toys will remain?

• 5 boxes, 50 toys remaining

• 6 boxes, 0 toys remaining

• 7 boxes, 25 toys remaining

• 6 boxes, 10 toys remaining

A teacher has 678 markers and wants to give them to 9 students. How many markers will each student receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each student receives 75 markers, and 3 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 76 markers, and 2 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 70 markers, and 8 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 80 markers, and 8 markers are left over.

A pet store has 1,045 fish and wants to place them in tanks that hold 200 fish each. How many tanks will be completely filled, and how many fish will be left?

• 4 tanks completely filled, 45 fish left

• 5 tanks completely filled, 55 fish left

• 5 tanks completely filled, 45 fish left

• 6 tanks completely filled, 5 fish left