Remainders in Real Life: Division Word Problems for 4th Graders

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?

• 3 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 1 cookie left over

• 5 full boxes and no cookies left over

• 4 full boxes and 2 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 groups can she make, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 6 groups, 5 students left

• 7 groups, 8 students left

• 8 groups, 3 students left

• 9 groups, 2 students left

A farmer has 58 apples and wants to put them into bags that hold 10 apples each. How many full bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 4 full bags and 18 apples remain

• 6 full bags and 2 apples remain

• 5 full bags and 5 apples remain

• 5 full bags and 8 apples remain

A toy store has 37 toy cars and wants to display them on shelves that can hold 8 cars each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many cars will be left over?

• 5 shelves completely filled, 2 cars left over

• 4 shelves completely filled, 5 cars left over

• 4 shelves completely filled, 6 cars left over

• 3 shelves completely filled, 9 cars left over

A library has 72 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 9 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left?

• 6 shelves completely filled, 6 books left

• 9 shelves completely filled, 3 books left

• 8 shelves completely filled, 0 books left

• 7 shelves completely filled, 1 book left

A soccer team has 29 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?

• 4 teams and 1 player will not be on a team.

• 4 teams and 3 players will not be on a team.

• 5 teams and no players will not be on a team.

• 3 teams and 2 players will not be on a team.

A pizza shop made 45 pizzas and wants to box them in boxes that hold 8 pizzas each. How many boxes can they fill, and how many pizzas will be left over?

• 4 boxes filled, 9 pizzas left over

• 5 boxes filled, 10 pizzas left over

• 5 boxes filled, 5 pizzas left over

• 6 boxes filled, 3 pizzas left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 88 students and wants to put them in buses that can hold 12 students each. How many buses will be needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 7 buses needed, 4 students left without a seat.

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

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

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

A gardener has 50 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 9. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 4 full rows and 6 flowers left over

• 5 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 5 full rows and 10 flowers left over

• 6 full rows and 2 flowers left over

A concert hall has 95 seats and wants to arrange them in rows of 10. How many full rows can they create, and how many seats will be left empty?

• 9 full rows and 5 empty seats

• 9 full rows and 6 empty seats

• 8 full rows and 7 empty seats

• 10 full rows and 5 empty seats