Division Word Problems: Multi-Step & Remainders for 4th Graders

A bakery has 48 cupcakes. If they want to pack them into boxes of 6, how many boxes will they need? If there are any leftover cupcakes, how many will there be?

• 9 boxes, 0 leftover cupcakes

• 6 boxes, 2 leftover cupcakes

• 8 boxes, 0 leftover cupcakes

• 7 boxes, 1 leftover cupcake

Sarah has 72 marbles. She wants to share them equally among her 8 friends. How many marbles will each friend get? Will there be any marbles left over?

• Each friend will get 6 marbles and there will be 24 marbles left over.

• Each friend will get 9 marbles and there will be no marbles left over.

• Each friend will get 10 marbles and there will be 2 marbles left over.

• Each friend will get 8 marbles and there will be 8 marbles left over.

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

• 10 bags, 10 apples left

• 15 bags, 0 apples left

• 12 bags, 5 apples left

• 12 bags, 0 apples left

In a school, there are 250 students. If the students are divided into groups of 25 for a field trip, how many groups will there be? Will there be any students left without a group?

• 9 groups, 5 students left without a group.

• 10 groups, no students left without a group.

• 12 groups, no students left without a group.

• 8 groups, 10 students left without a group.

A toy store has 90 toys. If they want to display them in rows of 15 toys each, how many rows can they make? How many toys will be left over after making the rows?

• 4 rows, 6 toys left over

• 5 rows, 5 toys left over

• 7 rows, 0 toys left over

• 6 rows, 0 toys left over

A library has 150 books. If they want to arrange them on shelves with 30 books each, how many shelves will they need? Will there be any books left without a shelf?

• 5 shelves, no books left

• 5 shelves, 5 books left

• 4 shelves, 10 books left

• 6 shelves, no books left

Tom has 84 stickers. He wants to give them to his 7 friends equally. How many stickers will each friend receive? Will there be any stickers left for Tom?

• Each friend will receive 12 stickers, and there will be no stickers left for Tom.

• Each friend will receive 14 stickers, and there will be 2 stickers left for Tom.

• Each friend will receive 10 stickers, and there will be 4 stickers left for Tom.

• Each friend will receive 8 stickers, and there will be 8 stickers left for Tom.

A pizza shop made 56 pizzas for a party. If each table can hold 8 pizzas, how many tables will they need? How many pizzas will be left over if they fill the tables?

• 6 tables, 2 pizzas left over

• 7 tables, 0 pizzas left over

• 7 tables, 1 pizza left over

• 8 tables, 0 pizzas left over

A gardener has 45 flowers to plant in rows of 9. How many rows can he plant? Will there be any flowers left unplanted?

• 5 rows, 2 flowers left unplanted

• 5 rows, no flowers left unplanted

• 6 rows, no flowers left unplanted

• 4 rows, 1 flower left unplanted

A class of 36 students is going on a trip. If they can fit 6 students in each van, how many vans will they need? Will there be any students left without a van?

• 6 vans, 2 students left without a van.

• 5 vans, 1 student left without a van.

• 7 vans, no students left without a van.

• 6 vans, no students left without a van.