Real-Life Long Division with Remainders for 6th Graders

A bakery made 256 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 12. How many boxes can they fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 20 boxes, 6 cookies left over

• 22 boxes, 2 cookies left over

• 19 boxes, 8 cookies left over

• 21 boxes, 4 cookies left over

A school has 1,245 pencils to distribute equally among 25 classrooms. How many pencils will each classroom receive, and how many pencils will remain?

• Each classroom receives 51 pencils, and 10 pencils remain.

• Each classroom receives 48 pencils, and 45 pencils remain.

• Each classroom receives 50 pencils, and 5 pencils remain.

• Each classroom receives 49 pencils, and 20 pencils remain.

A farmer has 1,800 apples and wants to put them into bags containing 15 apples each. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will be left?

• 100 bags, 50 apples left

• 150 bags, 30 apples left

• 120 bags, 0 apples left

• 90 bags, 10 apples left

A library has 3,456 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 24 books per shelf. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 150 shelves completely filled, 6 books left over

• 143 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

• 145 shelves completely filled, 1 book left over

• 144 shelves completely filled, 0 books left over

A toy store received a shipment of 1,200 toys and wants to display them in groups of 30. How many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 39 complete groups and 12 toys left

• 41 complete groups and 10 toys left

• 38 complete groups and 20 toys left

• 40 complete groups and 0 toys left

A concert hall has 2,500 seats and sells tickets in packs of 40. How many full packs can be sold, and how many seats will remain unsold?

• 61 full packs, 40 seats remain unsold

• 62 full packs, 20 seats remain unsold

• 63 full packs, 10 seats remain unsold

• 60 full packs, 100 seats remain unsold

A gardener has 1,050 seeds and wants to plant them in rows of 35. How many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will be left over?

• 28 full rows and 10 seeds left over

• 29 full rows and 1 seed left over

• 31 full rows and 5 seeds left over

• 30 full rows and 0 seeds left over

A factory produces 4,800 bottles of soda and wants to pack them into crates of 60. How many crates can they fill, and how many bottles will be left?

• 80 crates, 0 bottles left

• 75 crates, 5 bottles left

• 90 crates, 10 bottles left

• 70 crates, 20 bottles left

A sports team has 1,750 fans attending a game and wants to arrange them into rows of 50. How many full rows can they create, and how many fans will be left without a row?

• 36 full rows and 5 fans left without a row

• 30 full rows and 50 fans left without a row

• 35 full rows and 0 fans left without a row

• 34 full rows and 10 fans left without a row

A charity is collecting cans and has gathered 2,345 cans to distribute equally among 45 families. How many cans will each family receive, and how many cans will be left over?

• Each family receives 55 cans, and 0 cans are left over.

• Each family receives 50 cans, and 10 cans are left over.

• Each family receives 60 cans, and 25 cans are left over.

• Each family receives 52 cans, and 5 cans are left over.