Grade 5 Remainder Problems: Division in Real Life

A baker has 125 cookies to pack into boxes. If each box can hold 10 cookies, how many boxes will he need and how many cookies will be left over?

• 12 boxes and 5 cookies left over

• 11 boxes and 15 cookies left over

• 10 boxes and 25 cookies left over

• 13 boxes and 2 cookies left over

A teacher has 48 pencils to distribute equally among her 7 students. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will remain?

• Each student receives 5 pencils, and 8 pencils remain.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 12 pencils remain.

• Each student receives 6 pencils, and 6 pencils remain.

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 1 pencil remains.

A farmer has 200 apples and wants to put them into bags of 12 apples each. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will be left?

• 17 bags, 6 apples left

• 14 bags, 12 apples left

• 15 bags, 10 apples left

• 16 bags, 8 apples left

A library has 350 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 15 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 23 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 22 shelves completely filled, 8 books left over

• 20 shelves completely filled, 10 books left over

• 24 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

A toy store has 87 toy cars to display on shelves. If each shelf can hold 8 toy cars, how many shelves will be completely filled, and how many toy cars will remain?

• 9 shelves completely filled, 8 toy cars remain

• 11 shelves completely filled, 5 toy cars remain

• 10 shelves completely filled, 8 toy cars remain

• 10 shelves completely filled, 7 toy cars remain

A group of friends is sharing 95 candies equally. If there are 6 friends, how many candies will each friend get, and how many will be left over?

• Each friend gets 15 candies, and 5 candies will be left over.

• Each friend gets 16 candies, and 4 candies will be left over.

• Each friend gets 14 candies, and 11 candies will be left over.

• Each friend gets 12 candies, and 7 candies will be left over.

A concert hall has 450 seats. If 37 rows of seats are filled with 12 seats each, how many seats are filled, and how many seats are still available?

• 444 filled seats, 6 available seats

• 400 filled seats, 50 available seats

• 430 filled seats, 20 available seats

• 450 filled seats, 0 available seats

A gardener has 175 flowers to plant in rows of 10. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 18 full rows and 2 flowers left over

• 17 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 16 full rows and 15 flowers left over

• 17 full rows and 10 flowers left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 123 students. If each bus can carry 15 students, how many buses will be needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 8 buses needed, 3 students left without a seat.

• 7 buses needed, 8 students left without a seat.

• 9 buses needed, 0 students left without a seat.

• 6 buses needed, 18 students left without a seat.

A chef is preparing 250 servings of soup. If each pot can hold 20 servings, how many pots will be completely filled, and how many servings will be left over?

• 10 pots completely filled, 20 servings left over

• 12 pots completely filled, 10 servings left over

• 13 pots completely filled, 5 servings left over

• 11 pots completely filled, 15 servings left over