Mastering Division: Word Problems with Remainders for 4th Grade

1. Sarah has 25 apples. She wants to put them into bags with 4 apples each. How many full bags can she make, and how many apples will be left over?

• 6 full bags and 1 apple left over

• 6 full bags and 2 apples left over

• 7 full bags and 3 apples left over

• 5 full bags and 5 apples left over

2. A baker made 48 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 6 cookies each. How many boxes can he fill, and how many cookies will remain?

• 8 boxes, 0 cookies remain

• 6 boxes, 6 cookies remain

• 9 boxes, 0 cookies remain

• 7 boxes, 1 cookie remains

3. There are 36 students in a class. If they are divided into groups of 5, how many groups can be formed, and how many students will be left without a group?

• 5 groups, 5 students left without a group

• 7 groups, 1 student left without a group

• 8 groups, 0 students left without a group

• 6 groups, 6 students left without a group

4. A farmer has 55 carrots and wants to share them equally among 8 friends. How many carrots will each friend get, and how many will be left over?

• Each friend gets 7 carrots, and 1 carrot will be left over.

• Each friend gets 8 carrots, and 7 carrots will be left over.

• Each friend gets 6 carrots, and 7 carrots will be left over.

• Each friend gets 5 carrots, and 15 carrots will be left over.

5. Emma read 72 pages of a book. If she reads 9 pages each day, how many full days will it take her to finish the book, and how many pages will she have left on the last day?

• 6 days, 6 pages left

• 8 days, 0 pages left

• 9 days, 3 pages left

• 7 days, 1 page left

6. A toy store has 90 toys and wants to display them in rows of 10. How many complete rows can they make, and how many toys will be left over?

• 10 complete rows and 1 toy left over

• 8 complete rows and 2 toys left over

• 7 complete rows and 3 toys left over

• 9 complete rows and 0 toys left over

7. A library has 150 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 12 books each. How many shelves will be completely filled, and how many books will be left?

• 11 shelves completely filled, 9 books left

• 12 shelves completely filled, 6 books left

• 13 shelves completely filled, 0 books left

• 10 shelves completely filled, 10 books left

8. There are 64 pieces of candy that need to be shared among 9 children. How many pieces will each child receive, and how many pieces will be left over?

• Each child receives 7 pieces, and 1 piece is left over.

• Each child receives 5 pieces, and 9 pieces are left over.

• Each child receives 6 pieces, and 4 pieces are left over.

• Each child receives 8 pieces, and no pieces are left over.

9. A concert hall has 200 seats. If tickets are sold in groups of 15, how many full groups of tickets can be sold, and how many seats will remain empty?

• 14 full groups, 2 seats remain empty.

• 10 full groups, 10 seats remain empty.

• 12 full groups, 8 seats remain empty.

• 13 full groups, 5 seats remain empty.

10. A gardener has 85 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 7. How many full rows can he plant, and how many flowers will be left over?

• 11 full rows and 2 flowers left over

• 10 full rows and 5 flowers left over

• 12 full rows and 1 flower left over

• 13 full rows and no flowers left over