Multiplication Mania
Division Doozy
Interpret the Remainder
Word Problems
100

8 x 31,805

254,440

100

57 / 7

8r1

100

Miles went to the candy store with $20 in his wallet. He sees large rainbow lollipops on sale for $3 each. What will you do with the remainder in this situation?

Ignore it!

100

Mr. Halsten ordered 216new markers for his art classroom. If there are 8 tables in his classroom, how many markers can he pass out to each table?

27 markers

200

36 x 72

2,592

200

834 / 5

166r4

200

Charles has 38 books that he wants to put on shelves. Each shelf in is bookcase can hold 8 books. How many shelves does Charles need to hold his books?

5 shelves

200

Ms. Prather decided to empty out the ticket bowl and divide them into piles. If there were 458 tickets in the bowl, and she wanted to make 7 piles, how many tickets would be LEFT OVER?

3 tickets left over (remainder)

300

67 x 349

23,383

300

421 / 7

60r1

300

99 kids go to lunch at 11:10 am in the cafeteria. If one table can hold 10 kids, how many tables are needed so that each kid has a place to sit? AND What do you do with the remainder in this situation?

10 tables; round it! (or add one more)

300

Mr. Wanner is introducing a new game this week. If there are 327 students in 5th grade, and the game requires groups of three, how many groups could play if all of 5th grade played at once?

109 groups

400

458 x 612

280,296

400

3,682 / 6

613r4

400

Six children were making slime. They had a 64oz bottle of glue and poured it equally into six bowls. (The glue bottle was emptied out). How much glue did each child get?

10 4/6 (or 10 2/3) oz. of glue per child

400

Ms. McCabe decided to run 3 miles each day for the next 4 weeks. How many miles did she run after 4 weeks?

84 miles (4 weeks x 7 days = 28 days, THEN 28 x 3 = 84)

500

739 x 5601

4,139,139

500

6,328 / 64

98r56

500

Jason was wrapping presents for a Christmas party. He has a total of 950in of tape available to wrap presents. If each present needs 15in of tape to seal properly, how many presents will Jason wrap if he wraps as many presents as he can with this tape? What did you do with the remainder?

63 presents; ignore it

500

Mrs. Geis wants to donate her old books this summer. If she has 789 books to donate, and each box can hold 24 books, how many boxes will she need? 

BONUS: How many extra books would she be able to fit in the last box?

33 boxes; 3 more books could fit in the last box (33r21 means there are only 21 books in the last box. If each box fits 24, she could add 3 additional books to fill it).