Division with Remainders: Fun Word Problems Under 100

There are 25 apples and 4 baskets. If you divide the apples equally into the baskets, how many apples will be in each basket and how many will be left over?

• Each basket will have 8 apples, and 1 apple will be left over.

• Each basket will have 7 apples, and no apples will be left over.

• Each basket will have 5 apples, and 5 apples will be left over.

• Each basket will have 6 apples, and 1 apple will be left over.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A teacher has 48 pencils and wants to give them to 6 students. How many pencils will each student get? Will there be any pencils left?

• Each student will get 10 pencils and there will be 8 pencils left.

• Each student will get 6 pencils and there will be 12 pencils left.

• Each student will get 4 pencils and there will be 24 pencils left.

• Each student will get 8 pencils and there will be no pencils left.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Lily has 37 stickers. She wants to share them with her 5 friends. How many stickers will each friend get, and how many will Lily have left?

• Each friend gets 7 stickers, and Lily has 2 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 5 stickers, and Lily has 12 stickers left.

• Each friend gets 8 stickers, and Lily has 1 sticker left.

• Each friend gets 6 stickers, and Lily has 7 stickers left.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tom has 90 marbles. He wants to put them into bags with 10 marbles in each bag. How many bags will he fill, and will there be any marbles left over?

• Tom will fill 8 bags and have 2 marbles left over.

• Tom will fill 7 bags and have 3 marbles left over.

• Tom will fill 9 bags and there will be no marbles left over.

• Tom will fill 10 bags and have 0 marbles left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A farmer has 56 eggs and wants to pack them into cartons of 12. How many full cartons can he make, and how many eggs will be left?

• 4 full cartons and 8 eggs left

• 5 full cartons and 6 eggs left

• 4 full cartons and 4 eggs left

• 3 full cartons and 2 eggs left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 63 students in a school play. If they are divided into groups of 8, how many groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 7 groups, 7 students left

• 8 groups, 0 students left

• 6 groups, 9 students left

• 7 groups, 8 students left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Sarah has 72 candies. She wants to share them equally among 9 friends. How many candies will each friend receive?

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 6

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A baker made 84 cookies and wants to put them in boxes of 7. How many boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 12 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 13 boxes, 2 cookies left over

• 11 boxes, 1 cookie left over

• 10 boxes, 4 cookies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

In a library, there are 95 books. If each shelf can hold 10 books, how many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left on the last shelf?

• 9 shelves completely filled, 0 books left on the last shelf.

• 9 shelves completely filled, 5 books left on the last shelf.

• 8 shelves completely filled, 7 books left on the last shelf.

• 10 shelves completely filled, 0 books left on the last shelf.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A pet store has 45 fish. If they want to put them in tanks with 6 fish in each tank, how many tanks can they fill, and how many fish will be left?

• 6 tanks, 9 fish left

• 8 tanks, 1 fish left

• 7 tanks, 3 fish left

• 5 tanks, 15 fish left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6