With Remainders
Vocabulary
Word Problems 1
Word Problems 2
What to do with the Remainder
100

There are 19 identical socks. How many pairs of socks are there? Will there be any socks without a match? If so, how many?

9 pair

yes

1 left over

100

46 divided by 9 = 5 r 1

What is the divisor?

9

100

Seventy-three students are divided into groups of 6 students each. How many groups of 6 students are there? How many students will not be in a group of 6?

12 groups of 6 

4 students not in a group of 6

100

Hudson and 7 of his friends found a bag of pennies. There were 320 pennies, which they shared equally. How many pennies did each person get?

45 with 5 left over

100

In one day, the bakery made 719 bagels. The bagels were divided into 9 equal shipments. A few bagels were left over and given to the baker. How many bagels did the baker get?

8

200

If it takes 8 inches of ribbon to make a bow, how many bows can be made from 3 feet of ribbon (1 foot = 12 inches)? Will any ribbon be left over? If so, how much?

4 ribbons

yes

4 in

200

46 divided by 9 = 5 r 1

What is the dividend?

46

200

Ninety-seven lunch trays were placed equally in 4 stacks. How many lunch trays were in each stack? How many lunch trays will be left over?

24 trays

1 tray left over

200

A fleet of 5 fire engines carries a total of 20,000 liters of water. If each truck holds the same amount of water, how many liters of water does each truck carry?

4,000

200

There are 27 kids going on a field trip.  Each van hold 12 students.  How many vans will be needed for the field trip?

3

300

The library has 27 chairs and 5 tables. If the same number of chairs is placed at each table, how many chairs can be placed at each table? Will there be any extra chairs? If so, how many?

5 chairs

yes

2 left over

300

46 divided by 9 = 5 r 1

What is the quotient?

5

300

Some sand weighs 2,800 kilograms. It is divided equally among 4 trucks. How many kilograms of sand are in each truck?

700

300

Jamie drank 4 times as much juice as Brodie. Jamie drank 280 milliliters of juice. How much juice did Brodie drink?

70

300

327 Students went to a performance in the WMHS auditorium.   Each row of seats can seat 12 students.  How many rows will be needed?

28

400

The baker has 42 kilograms of flour. She uses 8 kilograms each day. After how many days will she need to buy more flour?

5 days

400

46 divided by 9 = 5 r 1

What is the remainder?

1

400

. Ivy has 5 times as many stickers as Adrian has. Ivy has 350 stickers. How many stickers does Adrian have?

70

400

A diner sold $2,400 worth of French fries in June, which was 4 times as much as was sold in May. How many dollars’ worth of French fries were sold at the diner in May?

600

400

A bakery bakes 260 muffins.  The muffins are packaged in boxes that hold 12.  How many packages were filled?  

21

500

Caleb has 76 apples. He wants to bake as many pies as he can. If it takes 8 apples to make each pie, how many apples will he use? How many apples will not be used?

9 pies

4 apples left over

500

Which number goes under the division bracket?

46 divided by 9 = 5 r 1


46

or the dividend

500

An ice cream stand sold $1,600 worth of ice cream on Saturday, which was 4 times the amount sold on Friday. How much money did the ice cream stand collect on Friday?

400

500

Zach filled 581 one-liter bottles with apple cider. He distributed the bottles to 4 stores. Each store received the same number of bottles. How many liter bottles did each of the stores receive? Were there any bottles left over? If so, how many?

145 bottles

yes

1 left over

500

The classroom has 5 tables that seat 6 students.  There are 27 students.  How many tables will be used?  

5

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