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Division word problems: find the leftover

Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

The leftover is the remainder of the division. Write only the remainder.

  1. A farmer has 171 eggs and packs them in cartons of 4. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  2. 320 students are put into teams of 7. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  3. A farmer has 883 eggs and packs them in cartons of 9. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  4. 163 students are put into teams of 7. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  5. 1,395 students are put into teams of 11. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  6. A farmer has 778 eggs and packs them in cartons of 10. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  7. 1,455 students are put into teams of 11. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  8. 573 students are put into teams of 4. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  9. A farmer has 844 eggs and packs them in cartons of 8. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  10. 1,374 students are put into teams of 23. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  11. 2,684 students are put into teams of 21. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  12. A farmer has 1,779 eggs and packs them in cartons of 10. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  13. A farmer has 2,760 eggs and packs them in cartons of 16. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  14. 2,591 students are put into teams of 29. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  15. 2,589 students are put into teams of 20. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  16. 736 students are put into teams of 15. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  17. A farmer has 12,174 eggs and packs them in cartons of 25. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
  18. 9,233 students are put into teams of 30. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  19. 9,510 students are put into teams of 21. How many students cannot be on a full team?
  20. A farmer has 10,553 eggs and packs them in cartons of 35. How many eggs are left over after the full cartons are packed?
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Answer key: Division word problems: find the leftover

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. 4
  10. 17
  11. 17
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 10
  15. 9
  16. 1
  17. 24
  18. 23
  19. 18
  20. 18