Fun Division Word Problems: Remainders & Models for 3rd Graders

Sarah has 15 apples. She wants to put them into baskets with 4 apples in each basket. How many full baskets can she make, and how many apples will be left over?

• 3 full baskets and 6 apples left over

• 4 full baskets and 1 apple left over

• 3 full baskets and 3 apples left over

• 2 full baskets and 7 apples left over

A farmer has 28 carrots. He wants to divide them equally among 5 friends. How many carrots will each friend get, and how many will remain?

• Each friend gets 5 carrots, and 3 carrots remain.

• Each friend gets 4 carrots, and 4 carrots remain.

• Each friend gets 6 carrots, and 2 carrots remain.

• Each friend gets 5 carrots, and 5 carrots remain.

There are 36 students in a class. The teacher wants to arrange them into groups of 6. How many groups can she make, and will there be any students left without a group?

• 6 groups, no students left

• 7 groups, no students left

• 6 groups, 1 student left

• 5 groups, 6 students left

Tom has 23 marbles. He wants to share them with his 4 friends equally. How many marbles will each friend receive, and how many will Tom have left?

• Each friend receives 5 marbles, and Tom has 3 marbles left.

• Each friend receives 5 marbles, and Tom has 5 marbles left.

• Each friend receives 6 marbles, and Tom has 2 marbles left.

• Each friend receives 4 marbles, and Tom has 7 marbles left.

A baker made 45 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

• 4 boxes, 9 cookies left over

• 5 boxes, 10 cookies left over

• 5 boxes, 5 cookies left over

Lily has 50 stickers. She wants to give them to her 7 friends equally. How many stickers will each friend get, and how many will Lily keep?

• Each friend gets 6 stickers, and Lily keeps 8 stickers.

• Each friend gets 8 stickers, and Lily keeps 2 stickers.

• Each friend gets 5 stickers, and Lily keeps 5 stickers.

• Each friend gets 7 stickers, and Lily keeps 1 sticker.

In a library, there are 64 books. If each shelf can hold 9 books, how many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 1 book left over

• 5 shelves completely filled, 9 books left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 4 books left over

• 8 shelves completely filled, no books left over

A toy store has 77 toy cars. If they want to display them in rows of 10, how many full rows can they create, and how many toy cars will be left?

• 7 full rows and 7 toy cars left

• 8 full rows and 5 toy cars left

• 7 full rows and 3 toy cars left

• 6 full rows and 17 toy cars left

There are 90 pieces of candy to share among 8 children. How many pieces will each child receive, and how many pieces will be left over?

• Each child receives 9 pieces, and 3 pieces are left over.

• Each child receives 10 pieces, and 5 pieces are left over.

• Each child receives 12 pieces, and 6 pieces are left over.

• Each child receives 11 pieces, and 2 pieces are left over.

A gardener has 81 flowers to plant in rows of 9. How many complete rows can he plant, and how many flowers will remain?

• 8 complete rows, 1 flower remains

• 9 complete rows, 5 flowers remain

• 9 complete rows, 0 flowers remain

• 10 complete rows, 1 flower remains