Math Practice Problems - Word Problems With Remainders

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Word Problems With Remainders - Sample Math Practice Problems

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Complexity=2

Solve.

Complexity=3

Solve.

Answers

Complexity=1

Solve.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	A 53-inch long piece of lace is cut into 10-inch pieces. a. How many 10-inch pieces are there? b. How much of the lace is left over?	a. pieces b. inches
Solution 53 ÷ 10 = 5 r 3 There are 5 10-in. pieces with 3 in. left over.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	Pearl divides 35 peppermints equally among 3 friends. a. How many peppermints does each friend get? b. How many peppermints are left over?	a. peppermints b. peppermints
Solution 35 ÷ 3 = 11 r 2 Each friend gets 11 peppermints with 2 left over.

Complexity=2

Solve.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	A group of 25 people signed up for guitar lessons. Each instructor can take a maximum of 2 students. What is the least number of instructors needed?	instructors
Solution 25 ÷ 2 = 12 r 1 If there are only 12 instructors, 1 person will not be able to take guitar lessons. So, 13 instructors are needed.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	A bakery sells pastries in tins of 7 each. If the bakery has 27 pastries, how many tins can be filled?	tins
Solution 27 ÷ 7 = 3 r 6 3 tins can be filled with 6 pastries left over. There are not enough pastries left over to fill another tin. So only 3 tins can be filled.

Complexity=3

Solve.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Cindy divided 26 buttons equally into 3 tins.
She gave away all but 1 tin and the leftover
buttons. How many buttons did she keep?

buttons

Solution
26 ÷ 3 = 8 r 2
26 buttons divide into 3 tins of 8 buttons each with 2 buttons left over.

Cindy kept 1 tin and the leftovers.

1 tin	+	leftovers	=
8 buttons	+	2 buttons	=	10 buttons

So Cindy kept 10 buttons.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	One box of mix makes 3 cupcakes. If each person eats 12 cupcakes, how many people will 3 boxes serve?	people
Solution 3 boxes × 3 cupcakes/box = 9 total cupcakes Since each person eats 12 cupcakes, then 9 cupcakes ÷ 12 cupcakes/person = 0 people with 9 cupcakes left over.

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