Remainders in Real-Life Word Problems for Grade 5

A baker made 24 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 5. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 5 full boxes and 0 cookies left over

• 2 full boxes and 14 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 3 full boxes and 9 cookies left over

Sarah has 15 apples and wants to share them equally among her 4 friends. How many apples will each friend get, and how many will remain with Sarah?

• Each friend gets 3 apples, and Sarah has 6 apples remaining.

• Each friend gets 4 apples, and Sarah has 1 apple remaining.

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

• Each friend gets 2 apples, and Sarah has 7 apples remaining.

A teacher has 36 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 7 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each student receives 4 pencils, and 4 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 3 pencils, and 15 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and no pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 1 pencil is left over.

Tom has 50 marbles and wants to put them into bags that can hold 8 marbles each. How many full bags can he make, and how many marbles will be left?

• 6 full bags and 2 marbles left

• 7 full bags and 1 marble left

• 5 full bags and 5 marbles left

• 4 full bags and 6 marbles left

A farmer has 45 oranges and wants to pack them into crates of 6. How many crates can he fill, and how many oranges will be left over?

• 6 crates and 9 oranges left over

• 5 crates and 15 oranges left over

• 7 crates and 3 oranges left over

• 8 crates and 1 orange left over

Lily read 37 pages of a book that has 8 pages in each chapter. How many full chapters did she complete, and how many pages are left in the last chapter?

• 3 full chapters, 8 pages left in the last chapter

• 5 full chapters, 0 pages left in the last chapter

• 4 full chapters, 3 pages left in the last chapter

• 4 full chapters, 5 pages left in the last chapter

A gardener has 100 seeds and wants to plant them in rows of 12. How many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will remain?

• 9 full rows and 2 seeds remain

• 7 full rows and 6 seeds remain

• 8 full rows and 4 seeds remain

• 10 full rows and 0 seeds remain

In a classroom, there are 29 students and 5 tables. If the students are seated equally at each table, how many students will be at each table, and how many will be left without a seat?

• 5 students at each table, 4 students left without a seat.

• 7 students at each table, 2 students left without a seat.

• 6 students at each table, 4 students left without a seat.

• 5 students at each table, 5 students left without a seat.

A toy store has 64 toy cars and wants to pack them into boxes of 10. How many full boxes can they create, and how many toy cars will be left over?

• 6 full boxes and 4 toy cars left over

• 5 full boxes and 9 toy cars left over

• 7 full boxes and 2 toy cars left over

• 6 full boxes and 6 toy cars left over

Emma has 82 stickers and wants to give them to her 6 friends equally. How many stickers will each friend receive, and how many will Emma keep?

• Each friend receives 15 stickers, and Emma keeps 7 stickers.

• Each friend receives 13 stickers, and Emma keeps 4 stickers.

• Each friend receives 14 stickers, and Emma keeps 2 stickers.

• Each friend receives 12 stickers, and Emma keeps 10 stickers.