Remainders in Everyday Divisions for 5th Graders

A baker has 50 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 8. How many boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 6 boxes, 3 cookies left over

• 6 boxes, 2 cookies left over

• 7 boxes, 1 cookie left over

• 5 boxes, 5 cookies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A teacher has 27 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 5 students. How many pencils will each student get, and how many will remain?

• Each student gets 5 pencils, and 5 pencils remain.

• Each student gets 6 pencils, and 3 pencils remain.

• Each student gets 5 pencils, and 2 pencils remain.

• Each student gets 4 pencils, and 7 pencils remain.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A farmer has 120 apples and wants to put them into bags of 10. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will be left?

• 10 bags, 10 apples left

• 15 bags, 0 apples left

• 12 bags, 0 apples left

• 12 bags, 5 apples left

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A library has 75 books and wants to place them on shelves that hold 12 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 1 book left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 3 books left over

• 5 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 6 books left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A toy store has 95 toys and wants to arrange them in groups of 6 for a display. How many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 15 complete groups and 5 toys left

• 16 complete groups and 4 toys left

• 14 complete groups and 1 toy left

• 12 complete groups and 7 toys left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A soccer team has 22 players and wants to form groups of 4 for practice. How many full groups can they create, and how many players will be left out?

• 5 groups, 2 players left out

• 5 groups, 1 player left out

• 4 groups, 6 players left out

• 6 groups, no players left out

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A concert hall has 150 seats and sells tickets in groups of 7. How many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will remain empty?

• 21 full groups, 3 seats remain empty

• 20 full groups, 10 seats remain empty

• 22 full groups, 1 seat remains empty

• 19 full groups, 5 seats remain empty

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A gardener has 63 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 9. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left?

• 5 full rows and 8 flowers left

• 8 full rows and 1 flower left

• 7 full rows and 0 flowers left

• 6 full rows and 3 flowers left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A class of 30 students is going on a field trip and can fit 5 students in each van. How many vans will they need, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 5 vans, 1 student left without a seat

• 7 vans, 2 students left without a seat

• 6 vans, 0 students left without a seat

• 6 vans, 5 students left without a seat

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A chef has 88 ingredients and wants to organize them into containers that hold 10 each. How many containers will be full, and how many ingredients will be left over?

• 8 full containers, 8 ingredients left over

• 8 full containers, 0 ingredients left over

• 7 full containers, 11 ingredients left over

• 9 full containers, 5 ingredients left over

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2B

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2C