Mastering Division: Remainders in Real-Life Problems

A bakery has 256 cookies to package into boxes. If each box can hold 12 cookies, how many full boxes can be filled and how many cookies will be left over?

• 19 full boxes and 8 cookies left over

• 22 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

• 20 full boxes and 6 cookies left over

• 21 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 144 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 4 buses needed, 24 students left without a seat.

• 4 buses needed, 36 students left without a seat.

• 3 buses needed, 24 students left without a seat.

• 5 buses needed, 9 students left without a seat.

A farmer has 1,250 apples and wants to pack them into bags of 25 apples each. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 45 bags, 5 apples remaining

• 50 bags, 0 apples remaining

• 52 bags, 5 apples remaining

• 48 bags, 2 apples remaining

A library has 1,800 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 40 books on each shelf. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 44 shelves completely filled, 10 books left over

• 40 shelves completely filled, 20 books left over

• 46 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 45 shelves completely filled, 0 books left over

A toy store received a shipment of 1,050 toys. If they want to display them in groups of 15 toys each, how many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 75 complete groups and 15 toys left

• 80 complete groups and 5 toys left

• 60 complete groups and 15 toys left

• 70 complete groups and 0 toys left

A concert hall has 2,500 seats. If tickets are sold in packs of 8, how many complete packs can be sold, and how many seats will remain unsold?

• 310 packs, 10 seats remain unsold

• 300 packs, 20 seats remain unsold

• 312 packs, 4 seats remain unsold

• 315 packs, 0 seats remain unsold

A gardener has 1,200 seeds and wants to plant them in rows of 30 seeds each. How many full rows can he plant, and how many seeds will be left?

• 41 full rows and 10 seeds left

• 39 full rows and 12 seeds left

• 40 full rows and 0 seeds left

• 38 full rows and 4 seeds left

A sports team has 365 water bottles to distribute among 25 players. How many water bottles will each player receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each player receives 15 water bottles, and 10 water bottles are left over.

• Each player receives 13 water bottles, and 20 water bottles are left over.

• Each player receives 14 water bottles, and 15 water bottles are left over.

• Each player receives 12 water bottles, and 5 water bottles are left over.

A factory produces 2,400 toys in a week. If they want to package them in boxes of 60 toys each, how many boxes can they fill, and how many toys will be left?

• 42 boxes, 6 toys left

• 39 boxes, 1 toy left

• 38 boxes, 12 toys left

• 40 boxes, 0 toys left

A school has 1,050 pencils to distribute among 30 classrooms. If each classroom receives an equal number of pencils, how many pencils will each classroom get, and how many will be left over?

• Each classroom gets 40 pencils, and there are 10 pencils left over.

• Each classroom gets 25 pencils, and there are 50 pencils left over.

• Each classroom gets 35 pencils, and there are 0 pencils left over.

• Each classroom gets 30 pencils, and there are 30 pencils left over.