Remainders & Groups: Fun Division Problems for 4th Graders

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

• 3 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 5 full boxes and no cookies left over

• 2 full boxes and 5 cookies left over

There are 43 students in a class, and the teacher wants to divide them into groups of 5 for a project. How many complete groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 7 complete groups and 8 students left without a group.

• 8 complete groups and 5 students left without a group.

• 8 complete groups and 3 students left without a group.

• 9 complete groups and 2 students left without a group.

A farmer has 58 apples and wants to distribute them equally into baskets that hold 9 apples each. How many baskets can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 6 baskets, 2 apples remaining

• 5 baskets, 3 apples remaining

• 7 baskets, 1 apple remaining

• 6 baskets, 4 apples remaining

A toy store has 77 action figures and wants to display them in rows of 8. How many full rows can they create, and how many action figures will be left over?

• 8 full rows and 9 action figures left over

• 9 full rows and 5 action figures left over

• 11 full rows and 6 action figures left over

• 10 full rows and 7 action figures left over

A library has 92 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 10 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 22 books left

• 10 shelves completely filled, 0 books left

• 8 shelves completely filled, 12 books left

• 9 shelves completely filled, 2 books left

A soccer team has 36 players and wants to divide them into teams of 7 for practice. How many teams can they form, and how many players will not be on a team?

• 5 teams and 2 players not on a team

• 5 teams and 1 player not on a team

• 4 teams and 8 players not on a team

• 6 teams and 0 players not on a team

A school is organizing a field trip for 150 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a bus?

• 5 buses needed, 0 students left without a bus.

• 5 buses needed, 5 students left without a bus.

• 4 buses needed, 10 students left without a bus.

• 6 buses needed, 0 students left without a bus.

A gardener has 85 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 12. How many complete rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 6 complete rows and 3 flowers left over

• 8 complete rows and 5 flowers left over

• 7 complete rows and 1 flower left over

• 7 complete rows and 2 flowers left over

A candy shop has 64 lollipops and wants to pack them into bags of 10. How many full bags can they make, and how many lollipops will remain?

• 6 full bags and 6 lollipops remain

• 7 full bags and 2 lollipops remain

• 6 full bags and 4 lollipops remain

• 5 full bags and 9 lollipops remain

A concert hall has 120 seats and wants to arrange them in rows of 15. How many complete rows can they set up, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 8 complete rows and 0 empty seats

• 7 complete rows and 5 empty seats

• 6 complete rows and 6 empty seats

• 9 complete rows and 3 empty seats