Interpreting Remainders

Dave is packing 23 sweaters into boxes. Each box will hold 3 sweaters. How many boxes will he need in all?
 $23\div3=7\ R2$  
How would you use the quotient or remainder to solve this problem?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Jack is making muffins. He plans to use 5 raisins to decorate some of the muffins. If he has 21 raisins, how many muffins can he decorate? $21\div5=4\ R1$  

How would you use the quotient or remainder to answer this question?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Mila is packing 18 jars into boxes. Each box will hold 4 jars. How many boxes will she fill?
 $18\div4=4\ R2$ 

 How will you use the quotient or remainder to answer the question?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Trey has 34 stickers to put in a sticker book. Each page in the book holds 5 stickers. How many pages will he need to hold his stickers?
 $34\div5=6\ R4$ 

 How will you use the quotient or remainder to answer the question?

• Add 1 to quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

 Candace is making wreaths. She needs 3 bows for each wreath. If she has 14 bows, how many wreaths can she make?
 $14\div3=4\ R2$ 

 How will you use the quotient or remainder to answer the question?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

 Mr. Bull bought a package of Skittles with 341 pieces of candy. He split them evenly among his 5 groups and ate the left over pieces.  How many pieces did he eat?

 $341\div5=68\ R1$  

How will you use the quotient or remainder to answer the problem?

• Ignore the remainder

• Remainder is the answer

• Round it up

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A sewing class has 205 yards of fabric to make quilts. Each quilt requires 7 yards of fabric. How much will remain after all the quilts are made?

 $205\div7=29\ R2$  

How will you use the remainder or quotient to answer the question?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

There are 139 fourth-grade students going on a field trip. The school is using vans that can hold 9 students. How many vans are needed for the field trip?

 $139\div9=15\ R4$  

How will you use the remainder or quotient to answer the problem?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A restaurant is having a party for 325 guests. Each table seats 8 guests. How many tables are needed for the guests?

 $325\div8=40\ R5$  
How will you use the remainder or quotient to answer the question?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Mary will place cans of food in boxes to ship to a restaurant. She has 73 cans of food and needs to place 6 cans in each box. What is the greatest number of complete boxes of cans of food she can make with 73 cans?

 $73\div6=12\ R1$  
How will you use the remainder or quotient to answer the question?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2