Real-Life Division with Mixed Numbers and Remainders

A baker made 3 1/2 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 1 1/4 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill and how many cookies will be left over?

• 3 boxes, no cookies left over

• 2 boxes, 12 cookies left over

• 2 boxes, 6 cookies left over

• 1 box, 18 cookies left over

Sarah has 5 3/4 yards of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 2 1/2 yards long. How many full pieces can she cut, and how much fabric will remain?

• 3 full pieces, 1 yard remaining

• 2 full pieces, 3/4 yards remaining

• 4 full pieces, 1/2 yards remaining

• 1 full piece, 1/4 yards remaining

A farmer harvested 7 2/3 bushels of apples. If he wants to divide them equally into baskets that hold 2 1/4 bushels each, how many baskets can he fill and how many bushels will be left?

• 3 baskets, 11/12 bushels left

• 5 baskets, 1 bushel left

• 4 baskets, 1/3 bushel left

• 2 baskets, 1/2 bushel left

Tom read 4 1/2 books in a month. If he continues at this rate, how many books will he read in 6 months?

• 20 books

• 15 books

• 27 books

• 30 books

A recipe requires 2 3/4 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 8 1/4 cups

• 9 cups

• 6 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

Emily has 8 1/2 liters of juice. If she pours it into bottles that hold 1 3/4 liters each, how many full bottles can she fill and how much juice will be left?

• 3 full bottles and 1 liter left

• 5 full bottles and no juice left

• 2 full bottles and 2 liters left

• 4 full bottles and 1/2 liter left

A school has 9 1/2 pounds of apples. If they want to distribute them equally among 4 classes, how many pounds will each class receive and how much will be left over?

• Each class receives 2.375 pounds and there is 0 pounds left over.

• Each class receives 2.5 pounds and there is 1 pound left over.

• Each class receives 3 pounds and there is 1/2 pound left over.

• Each class receives 2 pounds and there are 1 1/2 pounds left over.

A gardener has 6 2/3 bags of soil. If he uses 1 1/2 bags for each garden bed, how many full beds can he prepare and how much soil will remain?

• 2 full beds and 1/2 bag of soil remains.

• 4 full beds and 2/3 bags of soil remain.

• 3 full beds and 1 bag of soil remain.

• 5 full beds and no soil remains.

A library has 10 1/4 meters of shelf space. If each book takes up 2 1/3 meters, how many books can fit on the shelf and how much space will be left?

• 3 books can fit on the shelf, with 1/2 meters of space left.

• 4 books can fit on the shelf, with 11/12 meters of space left.

• 6 books can fit on the shelf, with no space left.

• 5 books can fit on the shelf, with 1/3 meters of space left.

A painter has 12 1/2 gallons of paint. If he uses 3 1/4 gallons for each room, how many rooms can he paint and how much paint will be left?

• 3 rooms, 1 gallon left

• 3 rooms, 2 3/4 gallons left

• 2 rooms, 3 gallons left

• 4 rooms, 1 gallon left