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Lesson 1: Solve division word problems with remainders. — Practice Questions

  1. 1. When 17 is divided by 3, the quotient is 5. What is the remainder? The remainder is ___.

  2. 2. When a number is divided by 6, which of the following numbers cannot be the remainder?

    • A. 1
    • B. 3
    • C. 5
    • D. 6
  3. 3. A number is divided by 7. The quotient is 4 and the remainder is 3. The original number (the dividend) is ___.

  4. 4. A teacher distributes 28 pencils as equally as possible among 5 students. How many pencils are left over?

    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
  5. 5. When 29 is divided by 4, the remainder is 1. What is the quotient? The quotient is ___.

  6. 6. A crafter has 45 beads to make bracelets. If each bracelet requires 7 beads, how many complete bracelets can she make? ___

  7. 7. A school has 58 students going on a field trip. Each car can hold 8 students. What is the minimum number of cars needed to transport all the students? ___

  8. 8. If 38 cookies are divided equally among 5 friends, how many cookies will be left over after each friend gets their share? ___

  9. 9. A farmer is packing 70 eggs into cartons that hold 12 eggs each. Which value represents the number of eggs that will be left over?

    • A. The quotient
    • B. The quotient plus one
    • C. The remainder
    • D. The divisor
  10. 10. A team needs to sell 100 raffle tickets. The tickets come in books of 8. How many books of tickets must the team get to have enough tickets to sell? ___