Interpreting Remainders

At the doctor's office, bandages come in packages of 8.  If they use 67 bandages for all of the shots they give in one day, how many packages of bandages did they open? 

• 8 - ignore the remainder
• 9 - round up
• 3 - use the remainder
• 8 3/8 - turn it into a fraction

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

The 124 5th graders are going on a field trip to the beach. Eighteen kids can fit into a van. How many vans must they take? 

• 6 - ignore the remainder
• 7 - round up
• 16 - the remainder is the answer
• 6 16/18 - turn it into a fraction

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

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

• Focus on the Remainder
• Ignore the Remainder
• Use it to Round

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

If mom buys a box of 25 dog treats and puts them into baggies of 3 treats each. How many complete baggies will she have?

• 8

• 9

• 6

• 3

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

If you have 33 soccer players that are going to a game, and the van only holds 6 players, how many vans are needed to transport all of the players?

• 5 vans

• 6 vans

• 7 vans

• 36 vans

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Andre and his sisters picked 105 pounds of grapes for their family’s farm stand. They put the same amount of grapes into each of 30 bags. How many pounds of grapes were in

each bag?

• Use only the whole number. Drop the remainder.

• Round up to the next whole number quotient.

• Use a mixed number. Turn the remainder into a fraction to equally distribute it.

• Use only the remainder.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

At the Strawberry Festival, it costs 7 tickets to ride on The Lightning. If Jose has 40 tickets, how many times could he ride on The Lightning?

• 5 times

• 6 times

• 7 times

• 10 times

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Marley used 45 gallons of water to fill 8 fish tanks.  She put an equal amount of water in each fish tank.  How much water did she put in each tank?

• 5 gallons
• 6 gallons
• 6 and 5/8 gallons
• 5 and 5/8 gallons

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

A teacher wants to give 4 pencils to each of her 20 students. Pencils come in packages of 6. How many packages of pencils will the teacher need to buy?

• 14 (use it to round)
• 13 (drop it)
• 13 2/6 (change it to a fraction)
• 2 (focus on it)

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A class of 23 children will take a field trip. Each car can take 5 children. How many cars are needed to take all the children on the field trip?

• 4 R 3
• 4
• 5
• 4  3/5

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3