Grade 4 Division: Solving Word Problems with Remainders

A baker has 56 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 8. How many boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will be left over?

• 5 boxes, 6 cookies left over

• 7 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 6 boxes, 2 cookies left over

• 8 boxes, 0 cookies left over

There are 45 students in a class, and they need to be divided into groups of 5 for a project. How many groups will there be, and will there be any students left without a group?

• 7 groups, 5 students left without a group

• 10 groups, no students left without a group

• 9 groups, no students left without a group

• 8 groups, 1 student left without a group

A farmer has 72 apples and wants to distribute them equally among 9 baskets. How many apples will each basket get?

• 6

• 10

• 9

• 8

A library has 125 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 10 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 11 shelves completely filled, 6 books left over

• 13 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

• 12 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 10 shelves completely filled, 15 books left over

A toy store has 90 toys and wants to give them away in bags of 6. How many bags can they fill, and how many toys will remain?

• 12 bags, 3 toys remain

• 10 bags, 0 toys remain

• 14 bags, 6 toys remain

• 15 bags, 0 toys remain

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

• 5 buses, no students left without a seat.

• 6 buses, no students left without a seat.

• 4 buses, 10 students left without a seat.

• 5 buses, 5 students left without a seat.

A gardener has 84 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 7. How many rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 10 rows, 4 flowers left over

• 14 rows, 2 flowers left over

• 12 rows, 3 flowers left over

• 12 rows, 0 flowers left over

A pizza shop made 64 pizzas for a party. If each table can hold 8 pizzas, how many tables can be filled, and how many pizzas will be left?

• 8 tables can be filled, and 0 pizzas will be left.

• 7 tables can be filled, and 1 pizza will be left.

• 8 tables can be filled, and 8 pizzas will be left.

• 9 tables can be filled, and 0 pizzas will be left.

A concert hall has 200 seats. If tickets are sold in groups of 25, how many groups can be sold, and will there be any seats left?

• 8 groups, no seats left

• 7 groups, 5 seats left

• 9 groups, no seats left

• 6 groups, 10 seats left

A teacher has 36 markers and wants to distribute them equally among 5 students. How many markers will each student receive, and how many markers will be left over?

• Each student receives 7 markers, and 1 marker is left over.

• Each student receives 5 markers, and 11 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 8 markers, and no markers are left over.

• Each student receives 6 markers, and 6 markers are left over.