DIVISION & REMAINDERS
What is the quotient of 524 ÷ 36? (Must include the remainder.)
14 r20
A box of 18 mini muffins has a mass of 621 grams. Which equation is the best estimate for the mass of each muffin: 620÷20=31, 600÷10=60, or 700÷10=70?
620÷20=31 (Rounding 621 to 620 and 18 to 20)
A pine tree is 186 inches tall. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, what is the height of the tree in feet?
1521 feet or 15.5 feet (186÷12=15 with a remainder of 6, or 15126)
Kimmy spent four times as much in May as in June. If the total spent was $405, how much did she spend in one part, which is June's amount?
$81 ($405÷5 parts=$81)
Joel has 273 action figures and puts 24 in each box. How many total boxes does he need to display all of them?
12 boxes (273÷24=11 with a remainder of 9, so 11+1=12 boxes are needed.)
A train travels 1,794 miles in 47 hours. What is a reasonable estimate for the miles the train travels every hour?
40 miles per hour (Estimating 1,800÷45=40 or 2,000÷50=40)
Monica spent 1,272 minutes reading last month. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, how many hours did she spend reading (as a mixed number or decimal)?
216012 hours or 2151 hours or 21.2 hours (1,272÷60=21 with a remainder of 12)
Catherine has 329 inches of ribbon. She uses 28 inches for each bow. What equation models how to find the number of bows she can make?
329÷28=B (with remainder)
Shawna has 1,315 marbles. If she fills jars with 75 marbles each, what is the greatest number of jars she can fill?
17 jars (1,315÷75=17 with a remainder of 40)
A pet store made $1,813 from selling 49 fish tanks. The estimate for the price of each tank is $40. Which division problem did the owner use?
$2,000÷50=$40 (Rounding 1,813 to 2,000 and 49 to 50)
Rafael made 485 cookies and placed an equal number on 19 platters. How many cookies did he have left over?
10 cookies (The remainder of 485÷19)
A pet store made $1,813 from selling 49 fish tanks. What is the actual price of each fish tank?
$37 (1,813÷49=37)
A peanut company has 9,148 ounces of peanuts. If they are put into 32-ounce packages, how many full packages can the company fill?
285 packages (9,148÷32=285 with a remainder of 28)
Stephen sorts 1,657 building blocks into piles of 55. What is the quotient of this division rounded to the nearest whole number?
30 (1,657÷55=30 with a remainder of 7, which rounds to 30)
Catherine has 329 inches of ribbon. She uses 28 inches for each bow. How many complete bows can she make?
11 bows (The quotient of 329÷28)
Kimmy spent four times as much in May as in June. If the total spent was $405, how much did Kimmy spend in May?
$324 ($81 (June)×4=$324)