Remainders

Dealing with
Remainders

How should I express the remainders

in these problems?

Things to do with

remainders…

ROUND IT
IGNORE IT
SPLIT IT

MAKE IT YOUR ANSWER

There are 45 people going on a trip to ski in the Poconos . They will be traveling
in small vans. Each van holds six people. How many vans will be needed?

Open Ended

There are 45 people going on a trip to ski in the Poconos .  They will be traveling in small vans.  Each van holds six people. How many vans will be needed?

Round it...

There are 45 people going on a trip to ski in the Poconos . They will be traveling
in small vans. Each van holds six people. How many vans will be needed?

8 vans

Six people are going to share 45 tennis balls equally. How many tennis balls will
each person get?

Open Ended

Six people are going to share 45 tennis balls equally.  How many tennis balls will each person get?

Ignore it...

Six people are going to share 45 tennis balls equally. How many tennis balls will
each person get?

7 balls

Six people are going to share 45 cookies equally. How many cookies will each
person get if they want to share every last crumb?

Open Ended

Six people are going to share 45 cookies equally.  How many cookies will each person get if they want to share every last crumb?

Split it...

Six people are going to share 45 cookies equally. How many cookies will each
person get if they want to share every last crumb?

7 ½ cookies each

Forty-five photos need to be put in an album. Six photos fill each page. How
many photos will be left over on a partially filled page?

Open Ended

Forty-five photos need to be put in an album. Six photos fill each page.  How many photos will be left over on a partially filled page?

Make it your answer...

Forty-five photos need to be put in an album. Six photos fill each page. How
many photos will be left over on a partially filled page?

3 photos

Multiple Choice

Children at Werner Elementary are having a cupcake sale.  They must package the cupcakes on small plates. Each plate can hold eight cupcakes.  They have 52 cupcakes in all.  How many full plates of cupcakes can they sell?

What will you do?

• ignore it

• split it

• round it

• make it your answer

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Flemister has 52 yards of fleece fabric to make blankets for a community service project.  She plans to use ALL of the fabric to make eight blankets. How many yards of fabric does she plan to use for each blanket?

What will you do with the remainder?

• ignore it

• split it

• round it

• make it your answer

Multiple Choice

The bookstore sells school pencils in packages of eight.  Mrs. Bean needs 52 pencils for the fifth graders at her school.  How many packages of pencils will she need to buy to have enough for all the fifth graders?

What will you do with the remainder.

• ignore it

• split it

• round it

• make it your answer

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Spencer  has made 52 chocolates and wants to bring as many as possible to a party.  She will put them in small boxes that hold eight pieces of chocolate.  Mrs. Spencer will only bring full boxes to the party. How many chocolates will Mrs. Lambert leave at home?

What will you do with the remainder?

• ignore it

• split it

• round it

• make it your answer

Multiple Choice

There are 52 students in the fifth grade attending the symphony. Each row at the symphony has eight seats.  How many rows should be reserved for the fifth grade?

What will you do with the remainder?

• ignore it

• split it

• round it

• make it your answer