Solving Remainder Problems with Quotient Fractions

A baker has 15 cupcakes and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 4 cupcakes each. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many cupcakes will be left over?

• 4 full boxes and 1 cupcake left over

• 3 full boxes and 3 cupcakes left over

• 1 full box and 11 cupcakes left over

• 2 full boxes and 7 cupcakes left over

Sarah has 28 apples and wants to share them equally among her 5 friends. How many apples will each friend get, and how many will remain with Sarah?

• Each friend gets 7 apples, and Sarah has 1 apple remaining.

• Each friend gets 5 apples, and Sarah has 3 apples remaining.

• Each friend gets 6 apples, and Sarah has 2 apples remaining.

• Each friend gets 4 apples, and Sarah has 8 apples remaining.

A farmer has 45 oranges and wants to put them into bags that can hold 6 oranges each. How many bags can he fill completely, and how many oranges will be left over?

• 5 bags completely filled, 15 oranges left over

• 7 bags completely filled, 3 oranges left over

• 8 bags completely filled, 1 orange left over

• 6 bags completely filled, 9 oranges left over

Tom has 32 marbles and wants to divide them into groups of 7. How many complete groups can he make, and how many marbles will be left?

• 5 complete groups and 2 marbles left

• 3 complete groups and 5 marbles left

• 4 complete groups and 4 marbles left

• 4 complete groups and 3 marbles left

A teacher has 50 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 8 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 1 pencil is left over.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 2 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 10 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 8 pencils, and no pencils are left over.

Lily has 36 stickers and wants to give them to her 5 friends equally. How many stickers will each friend get, and how many will she have left?

• Each friend gets 8 stickers, and Lily has 0 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 5 stickers, and Lily has 11 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 6 stickers, and Lily has 6 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 7 stickers, and Lily has 1 sticker left.

A library has 64 books and wants to place them on shelves that can hold 9 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will remain?

• 5 shelves completely filled, 9 books remain

• 7 shelves completely filled, 1 book remains

• 8 shelves completely filled, 0 books remain

• 6 shelves completely filled, 4 books remain

Mark has 27 toy cars and wants to arrange them in rows of 4. How many complete rows can he make, and how many cars will be left over?

• 6 complete rows and 3 cars left over

• 7 complete rows and 1 car left over

• 6 complete rows and 4 cars left over

• 5 complete rows and 2 cars left over

A gardener has 50 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 6. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left?

• 7 full rows and 3 flowers left

• 9 full rows and 1 flower left

• 6 full rows and 4 flowers left

• 8 full rows and 2 flowers left

Emma has 81 candies and wants to share them with her 10 friends. How many candies will each friend receive, and how many will be left with Emma?

• Each friend receives 8 candies, and Emma has 1 candy left.

• Each friend receives 7 candies, and Emma has 4 candies left.

• Each friend receives 9 candies, and Emma has 0 candies left.

• Each friend receives 8 candies, and Emma has 2 candies left.