Real-Life Division: Remainders in Everyday Situations

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

• 6 boxes, 2 cookies left over

• 7 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 8 boxes, 0 cookies left over

• 7 boxes, 1 cookie left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 45 students in a class, and the teacher wants to divide them into groups of 6 for a project. How many complete groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 8 complete groups, 1 student left without a group

• 5 complete groups, 15 students left without a group

• 6 complete groups, 9 students left without a group

• 7 complete groups, 3 students left without a group

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A farmer has 73 apples and wants to distribute them equally among 9 baskets. How many apples will each basket get, and how many apples will remain?

• Each basket gets 8 apples, and 1 apple remains.

• Each basket gets 6 apples, and 3 apples remain.

• Each basket gets 7 apples, and 10 apples remain.

• Each basket gets 9 apples, and 2 apples remain.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A library has 120 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 15 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 7 shelves completely filled, 3 books left over

• 8 shelves completely filled, 0 books left over

• 9 shelves completely filled, 1 book left over

• 6 shelves completely filled, 6 books left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A toy store has 88 toys and wants to put them into bags with 10 toys each. How many bags can they fill, and how many toys will be left in the store?

• 9 bags, 0 toys left

• 8 bags, 0 toys left

• 8 bags, 8 toys left

• 7 bags, 11 toys left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A soccer team has 34 players and wants to divide them into teams of 5 for practice. How many teams can they form, and how many players will not be on a team?

• 6 teams can be formed, and 4 players will not be on a team.

• 5 teams can be formed, and 9 players will not be on a team.

• 7 teams can be formed, and 2 players will not be on a team.

• 6 teams can be formed, and 0 players will not be on a team.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A concert hall has 250 seats and sells tickets in groups of 12. How many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will remain unsold?

• 22 full groups, 2 seats remain unsold

• 19 full groups, 5 seats remain unsold

• 18 full groups, 6 seats remain unsold

• 20 full groups, 10 seats remain unsold

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A teacher has 64 pencils and wants to give them to her 7 students equally. How many pencils will each student receive, and how many pencils will be left over?

• Each student receives 10 pencils, and 4 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 8 pencils, and 0 pencils are left over.

• Each student receives 9 pencils, and 1 pencil is left over.

• Each student receives 7 pencils, and 3 pencils are left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A pet store has 90 fish and wants to place them in tanks that hold 11 fish each. How many tanks can they fill, and how many fish will be left without a tank?

• 8 tanks filled, 2 fish left

• 9 tanks filled, 1 fish left

• 7 tanks filled, 3 fish left

• 8 tanks filled, 5 fish left

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A candy factory produces 150 candies and wants to package them in boxes of 20. How many boxes can they fill, and how many candies will be left over?

• 8 boxes, 5 candies left over

• 6 boxes, 15 candies left over

• 7 boxes, 10 candies left over

• 7 boxes, 5 candies left over

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6