6-5 Math Fruit Baskets

6-5 Math Fruit Baskets

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What is the total number of oranges the fourth graders have?

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How many baskets of 5 oranges can you make?

87 / 5 = ?

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How many leftover oranges would there be?

Remember What We know.

• 87 total oranges

• 17 crates with 5 oranges, 2 crates with 6 oranges

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What is the least number of boxes needed?

Notice the Differences in How We Used Remainders

• In the oranges examples, we took the leftover oranges and used them in another basket.

• In the boxes examples, we had to add another box to accommodate the other crates of oranges.

• The eggs example the person had the leftover or remainder eggs for breakfast so there are different ways to handle remainders.