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

Thomas has 24 apples. He wants to divide them equally among 5 friends. How many apples will each friend get, and how many apples will be left over?

• Each friend gets 4 apples, and 4 apples are left over.

• Each friend gets 3 apples, and 9 apples are left over.

• Each friend gets 5 apples, and 0 apples are left over.

• Each friend gets 4 apples, and 8 apples are left over.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

A bakery made 36 cookies. If they are packed into boxes of 6 cookies each, how many boxes can they fill, and will there be any cookies left?

• 6 boxes, 0 cookies left

• 5 boxes, 6 cookies left

• 6 boxes, 6 cookies left

• 7 boxes, 0 cookies left

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Thomas has 45 marbles. He wants to share them with 8 of his classmates. How many marbles will each classmate receive, and how many will Thomas have left?

• Each classmate receives 6 marbles, and Thomas has 3 marbles left.

• Each classmate receives 5 marbles, and Thomas has 5 marbles left.

• Each classmate receives 5 marbles, and Thomas has 10 marbles left.

• Each classmate receives 4 marbles, and Thomas has 9 marbles left.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 56 students in a school. If they are divided into groups of 7 for a project, how many groups will there be, and will there be any students left without a group?

• 9 groups, no students left

• 6 groups, 8 students left

• 7 groups, 7 students left

• 8 groups, no students left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Thomas bought 63 stickers and wants to give them out in packs of 9. How many packs can he make, and how many stickers will he have left over?

• 8 packs, 1 sticker left over

• 7 packs, 0 stickers left over

• 6 packs, 3 stickers left over

• 5 packs, 8 stickers left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A farmer has 80 eggs and wants to put them in cartons of 12. How many full cartons can he fill, and how many eggs will remain?

• 7 full cartons and 4 eggs remain

• 6 full cartons and 12 eggs remain

• 6 full cartons and 8 eggs remain

• 5 full cartons and 10 eggs remain

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Thomas is organizing a game night with 50 cards. If he divides the cards among 6 players, how many cards will each player get, and how many cards will be left?

• Each player gets 8 cards, and 2 cards are left.

• Each player gets 10 cards, and no cards are left.

• Each player gets 9 cards, and 1 card is left.

• Each player gets 7 cards, and 6 cards are left.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 72 books in the library. If they are arranged on shelves with 9 books each, how many shelves will be completely filled, and will there be any books left over?

• 6 shelves completely filled, 6 books left over

• 7 shelves completely filled, 1 book left over

• 9 shelves completely filled, no books left over

• 8 shelves completely filled, no books left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Thomas has 90 toy cars. He wants to give them to 10 children. How many cars will each child receive, and will there be any cars left for Thomas?

• Each child will receive 9 toy cars, and there will be no cars left.

• Each child will receive 8 toy cars, and there will be 10 cars left.

• Each child will receive 7 toy cars, and there will be 20 cars left.

• Each child will receive 10 toy cars, and there will be 0 cars left.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A teacher has 100 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among 12 students. How many pencils will each student get, and how many pencils will be left?

• Each student gets 8 pencils, and 4 pencils are left.

• Each student gets 7 pencils, and 1 pencil is left.

• Each student gets 6 pencils, and 12 pencils are left.

• Each student gets 9 pencils, and 8 pencils are left.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6