Snack Time
Emily made 8 dozen cookies for the bake sale. She will package them in bags of 5. How many bags will she need to package all the cookies?
96 / 5 = 19 R 1
20 bags
There are about 134 people waiting their turn to play paintball. A paintball team has exactly three members. How many people will not be on a paintball team?
134 / 3 = 44 R 2
2 people will not be on a team
158 students are waiting for vans to go on a trip. Each van fits 9 people. How many vans will be needed to transport all students?
158 / 9 = 17 R 5
18 vans
Johnny won $173 playing a lottery game. He wants to give the money to his 3 best friends, making sure everyone gets the same amount. Johnny will keep the remaining money. How much money will he keep?
173 / 3 = 57 R 2
He will keep $2
Maureen wants to arrange her book collection equally on 7 shelves. She has 379 books. How many books will not fit on the shelves?
379 / 7 = 54 R 1
1 book won't fit on the shelves
Sarah is making fruit baskets to sell as a fundraiser. She has 31 apples, 27 bananas, and 42 pears. She will use 8 pieces of fruit for each basket and use the leftover fruit to make a fruit salad. How many pieces of fruit will Sarah have for the fruit salad?
100 / 8 = 12 R 4
4 pieces of fruit left over to make fruit salad
The students from Winfield Elementary made 139 science fair projects. There are 5 judges assigned to judge the projects. Each judge will get the same number of projects and the remaining projects will be judged by the principal. How many projects will the principal judge?
139 / 5 = 27 R 4
The principal will judge 4 projects.
177 people are waiting to cross a river. Each boat fits 6 people. What would be the minimum number of boats needed to cross everyone at the same time?
177 / 6 = 29 R 3
30 boats are needed
Jen is making centerpieces for her upcoming party. She purchased 62 roses, 34 carnations, and 17 daisies. She wants to put 9 flowers in each vase. How many centerpieces can she make?
113 / 9 = 12 R 5
She can make 12 centerpieces
James has a collection of 179 CDs. He wants to put them in cases. Each case holds 8 CDs. How many cases will James need to fit all his CDs?
179 / 8 = 22 R 3
James will need 23 CD cases.
Ellen is making cereal snacks for the after school program. She takes three 18-ounce boxes of Cheerios and pours them into 4-ounce bags. How many 4-ounce bags can she make?
54 / 4 = 13 R 2
Ellen can make 13 bags.
The football coach has 27 players on his team. He asked the players to form as many groups of 4 as possible. How many players will not be in a group?
27 / 4 = 6 R 3
3 players will not be in a group.
There were 856 people at the concert. They were seated in 8 rows and no seats were empty. How many people were in each row?
856 / 8 = 107 R 0
107 people sat in each row.
Ms. Chambers' class is using beads to make a craft. She has a container with 198 beads. If a bracelet uses 12 beads, how many bracelets can the students make?
198 / 12 = 16 R 6
The students can make 16 bracelets.
Billy has 100 tomato plants. He wants to plant them in rows of 8. How many full rows will he have?
100 / 8 = 12 R 4
Billy will have 12 full rows.
Jill mixes four 8-ounce cans of concentrated orange juice and three 8-ounce cups of water to make orange juice. She will pour the juice into 6-ounce cups and drink the leftover juice. How many ounces of juice will Jill drink?
56 / 6 = 9 R 2
Jill will drink 2 ounces of orange juice
A sporting goods company can ship 6 footballs in each carton. How many cartons are needed to ship 75 footballs?
75 / 6 = 12 R 3
13 cartons
A minivan can hold up to 7 people. How many minivans are needed to take 45 people to a basketball game?
45 / 7 = 6 R 3
7 minivans
Mrs. Terri cut some oranges into 20 equal pieces to be shared by 6 friends. How many pieces did each person get and how many pieces were left over?
20 / 6 = 3 R 2
Each person gets 3 pieces with 2 pieces left over.
A teacher wants to give 3 markers to each of her 25 students. Markers come in packages of 8. How many packages of markers will the teacher need?
75 / 8 = 9 R 3
The teacher will need 10 packages of markers.
Emily is making trail mix to sell at the next school event. She buys 6 pounds of almonds, 4 pounds of peanuts, 2 pounds of cashews, and 2 pounds of chocolate chips. She will package the trail mix into 9 ounce bags and keep the leftover trail mix for herself. How many ounces of trail mix will Emily keep?
224 / 9 = 24 R 8
Hint: 1 pound = 16 ounces
Emily will keep 8 ounces of trail mix
Will sorts his 85 baseball cards into stacks of 9 cards each. How many stacks of 9 cards can Will make?
85 / 9 = 9 R 4
Will can make 9 stacks.
23 scouts are going on a camping trip. 4 scouts can fit in each tent. How many tents will they need so everyone can sleep in a tent?
23 / 4 = 5 R 3
The scouts will need 6 tents.
There are 4 students on a team for a relay race. How many teams can be made from 27 students?
27 / 4 = 6 R 1
6 teams
Sally has 34 cookies. She's going to share them equally with five friends. Sally will eat the leftover cookies. How many cookies does Sally get to eat?
34 / 5 = 6 R 4
Sally gets 4 cookies.