Remainders in Everyday Division Challenges for Grade 5

A bakery made 256 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?

• 21 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 19 full boxes and 8 cookies left over

• 22 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 20 full boxes and 6 cookies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A school is organizing a field trip for 145 students. If each bus can hold 25 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

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

• 5 buses needed, 20 students left without a seat.

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

• 4 buses needed, 25 students left without a seat.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A farmer has 378 apples and wants to sell them in bags of 18. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 19 bags, 6 apples remaining

• 21 bags, 0 apples remaining

• 22 bags, 12 apples remaining

• 20 bags, 18 apples remaining

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A library has 245 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 20 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 12 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 10 shelves completely filled, 15 books left over

• 13 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

• 11 shelves completely filled, 4 books left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A toy store received a shipment of 432 toys. If they want to display them in groups of 24, how many groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 16 groups, 8 toys left

• 20 groups, 12 toys left

• 15 groups, 6 toys left

• 18 groups, 0 toys left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A soccer tournament has 310 players. If each team consists of 11 players, how many complete teams can be formed, and how many players will not be on a team?

• 29 teams, 1 player not on a team

• 30 teams, 0 players not on a team

• 27 teams, 3 players not on a team

• 28 teams, 2 players not on a team

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A concert hall has 560 seats. If tickets are sold in packs of 25, how many full packs can be sold, and how many seats will remain unsold?

• 22 full packs, 10 seats remain unsold

• 21 full packs, 15 seats remain unsold

• 23 full packs, 5 seats remain unsold

• 20 full packs, 20 seats remain unsold

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A gardener has 275 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 15. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 18 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 16 full rows and 10 flowers left over

• 19 full rows and 2 flowers left over

• 17 full rows and 8 flowers left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A factory produces 480 toys in a day. If they are packaged in boxes of 30, how many boxes can be filled, and how many toys will be left unpackaged?

• 14 boxes, 12 toys left unpackaged

• 16 boxes, 0 toys left unpackaged

• 17 boxes, 4 toys left unpackaged

• 15 boxes, 6 toys left unpackaged

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A charity is collecting cans of food. They have 367 cans and want to distribute them in boxes of 16. How many full boxes can they create, and how many cans will be left?

• 21 full boxes and 16 cans left

• 20 full boxes and 7 cans left

• 22 full boxes and 15 cans left

• 23 full boxes and 11 cans left

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2