Remainders in Real Life: Multidigit Math Challenges

A bakery made 256 cookies and packed them into boxes of 12. How many full boxes did they pack, and how many cookies were left over?

• 20 full boxes and 6 cookies left over

• 19 full boxes and 8 cookies left over

• 21 full boxes and 4 cookies left over

• 22 full boxes and 2 cookies left over

A school is organizing a field trip for 125 students. If each bus can hold 30 students, how many buses are needed, and how many students will be left without a seat?

• 3 buses needed, 10 students left without a seat.

• 4 buses needed, 0 students left without a seat.

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

• 5 buses needed, 0 students left without a seat.

A farmer harvested 1,245 apples and wants to sell them in bags of 15. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will remain?

• 82 bags, 5 apples remaining

• 84 bags, 3 apples remaining

• 80 bags, 15 apples remaining

• 83 bags, 0 apples remaining

A library has 3,456 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that can hold 24 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left over?

• 144 shelves completely filled, 0 books left over

• 143 shelves completely filled, 1 book left over

• 144 shelves completely filled, 5 books left over

• 145 shelves completely filled, 2 books left over

A toy store received a shipment of 1,200 toys. If they want to display them in groups of 25, how many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left?

• 47 complete groups and 5 toys left

• 50 complete groups and 0 toys left

• 49 complete groups and 1 toy left

• 48 complete groups and 0 toys left

A concert hall has 2,500 seats. If tickets are sold in packs of 40, how many complete packs can be sold, and how many seats will remain unsold?

• 60 complete packs can be sold, and 30 seats will remain unsold.

• 62 complete packs can be sold, and 20 seats will remain unsold.

• 63 complete packs can be sold, and 10 seats will remain unsold.

• 61 complete packs can be sold, and 40 seats will remain unsold.

A factory produces 1,800 gadgets each day. If they are packaged in boxes of 36, how many boxes can be filled, and how many gadgets will be left unpackaged?

• 48 boxes, 12 gadgets left unpackaged

• 51 boxes, 12 gadgets left unpackaged

• 50 boxes, 0 gadgets left unpackaged

• 49 boxes, 4 gadgets left unpackaged

A sports team has 1,050 fans attending a game. If they want to arrange them in rows of 20, how many full rows can they create, and how many fans will be left standing?

• 51 full rows and 15 fans left standing

• 52 full rows and 10 fans left standing

• 50 full rows and 20 fans left standing

• 53 full rows and 5 fans left standing

A pizza shop made 1,200 slices of pizza for a party. If each person at the party can eat 8 slices, how many people can be served, and how many slices will be left?

• 150 people can be served, and 0 slices will be left.

• 75 people can be served, and 600 slices will be left.

• 200 people can be served, and 0 slices will be left.

• 100 people can be served, and 100 slices will be left.

A school is collecting cans for a food drive. They collected 2,345 cans and want to pack them in boxes of 50. How many full boxes can they pack, and how many cans will be left over?

• 46 full boxes and 50 cans left over

• 46 full boxes and 45 cans left over

• 47 full boxes and 35 cans left over

• 45 full boxes and 45 cans left over