Interpreting the Remainder

Soccer players are driven to soccer games in vans.  Each van holds 9 people.  How many vans are needed for 31 players?

• 4 vans
• 3 vans
• 5 vans
• 2 vans

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tyler carves 22 small wooded animals to sell at the craft fair.  He displays them in rows with 4 animals in a row. How many animals will not be in equal rows?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

The detective has 27 batteries for his flashlights.  Each flashlight needs 5 batteries.  How many flashlights can he use?

• 6
• 5
• 2

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The detective wants to divide 132 pairs of handcuffs among 8 officers so that each one has the same number.  How many pairs of handcuffs should each officer receive?

• 128
• 4
• 17
• 16

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Ki'ara and Luke make 752 brownies for 9 of their friends to share equally. How many brownies will each friend get?

• 83
• 84
• 88
• 9

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Jillian has 37 Snickers candy bars.  She is going to put 6 in a bag and give them to her friends.  How many full bags will she have?

• 6 r 1
• 6
• 7
• 1

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

If 62 people sign up for kickball and there are teams of 10, how many more people will need to sign up to make another team?  

• 6
• 10
• 8
• none

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 27 students in Mrs. Brown's fourth grade class. Each table will seat 4 students. How many tables does she need to seat every student in her class?

• 7 tables

• 8 tables

• 7 r2 tables

• 9 tables

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A group of 78 football players are traveling to East Central for the championship game. A van holds 7 passengers. How many vans do they need to transport all of the players?

• 11 r1

• 11 (drop it)

• 12 (use it to round up)

• 1 (use it/focus on it-remainder is the answer)

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Mae has 167 sunflower plants. She wants to plant them in rows of 3. How many plants will be in the last row?

• 55 (drop it)
• 2 (focus on it)
• 56 (use it to round)
• 55 r 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6