Interpreting remainders

Interpreting remainders

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Poll

32 Athletes are going camping for the weekend. Each tent can hold 3 people. How many tents do they need for the campers?

 $32\div3\ =\ 10\ R2$  

• Drop the remainder

• Add one to the quotient

Multiple Choice

A teacher places 55 books onto bookshelves. Each shelf holds 9 books. How many bookshelves can the teacher fill?

 $55\ \div\ 9\ =\ 6\ R1$  

• 55

• 56

Poll

Kate baked 84 muffins. If each muffin tray held 9 muffins, how many trays did Kate use?

 $84\ \div\ 9\ =\ 9\ R3$  

• 9

• 10

• 13

Multiple Choice

There are 56 students in a school swim club. How many relay teams of 6 can the club make?

 $56\ \div\ 6\ =\ 9\ R2$  

• Drop the remainder

• Add one to the quotient