Mastering Division and Remainders: Word Problem Challenge

A baker has 25 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 6. How many full boxes can he pack, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 2 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 5 full boxes and no cookies left over

• 3 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

There are 43 students in a class going on a field trip. If each bus can hold 8 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will not fit in a full bus?

• 5 buses needed, 3 students will not fit in a full bus.

• 5 buses needed, 0 students will not fit in a full bus.

• 6 buses needed, 1 student will not fit in a full bus.

• 4 buses needed, 7 students will not fit in a full bus.

A farmer has 57 apples and wants to divide them equally into baskets of 10. How many baskets can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 6 baskets, 3 apples remaining

• 5 baskets, 7 apples remaining

• 5 baskets, 2 apples remaining

• 4 baskets, 17 apples remaining

A toy store has 34 action figures and wants to display them in rows of 5. How many complete rows can they make, and how many action figures will be left over?

• 6 complete rows and 5 action figures left over

• 7 complete rows and 2 action figures left over

• 5 complete rows and 9 action figures left over

• 6 complete rows and 4 action figures left over

A library has 78 books to distribute among 9 shelves. How many books will each shelf get, and how many books will be left without a shelf?

• Each shelf gets 8 books, and 6 books are left without a shelf.

• Each shelf gets 7 books, and 9 books are left without a shelf.

• Each shelf gets 9 books, and 3 books are left without a shelf.

• Each shelf gets 6 books, and 12 books are left without a shelf.

A teacher has 50 markers and wants to give them to her 7 students. How many markers will each student receive, and how many markers will be left?

• Each student receives 7 markers, and 1 marker is left.

• Each student receives 6 markers, and 8 markers are left.

• Each student receives 8 markers, and 2 markers are left.

• Each student receives 5 markers, and 5 markers are left.

A gardener has 90 flowers to plant in rows of 8. How many complete rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 10 complete rows and 10 flowers left over

• 12 complete rows and 6 flowers left over

• 9 complete rows and 3 flowers left over

• 11 complete rows and 2 flowers left over

A pizza shop made 64 pizzas for a party. If each table can hold 9 pizzas, how many tables can be filled, and how many pizzas will be left over?

• 7 tables can be filled, 1 pizza left over.

• 8 tables can be filled, 0 pizzas left over.

• 6 tables can be filled, 4 pizzas left over.

• 5 tables can be filled, 9 pizzas left over.

A group of friends has 85 candies to share equally. If they want to give each friend 6 candies, how many friends can they serve, and how many candies will be left?

• 14 friends can be served, and 1 candy will be left.

• 10 friends can be served, and 15 candies will be left.

• 12 friends can be served, and 5 candies will be left.

• 15 friends can be served, and 0 candies will be left.

A school has 120 pencils to distribute among 11 classrooms. How many pencils will each classroom receive, and how many pencils will remain?

• Each classroom receives 9 pencils, and 21 pencils remain.

• Each classroom receives 10 pencils, and 20 pencils remain.

• Each classroom receives 11 pencils, and 9 pencils remain.

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