Division Problem Solving

Lori had 76 boxes of crayons to donate to a Girl Scout camp. If each container could hold 4 boxes of crayons, how many containers would Lori need to ship all of the crayons?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Michael has to sell 26 chocolate bars to win a trip. If each box contains 3 chocolate bars, how many boxes will he need to sell to win the trip? He will need nine boxes. How did he interpret the remainder?

• Use the remainder. It's the answer.

• Round the answer up.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

• Drop or ignore the remainder.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

The Game Stop manager receives 630 computer games. The manager puts 5 games on each shelf. How many shelves does he fill?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Dave is packing 23 sweaters into boxes. Each box will hold 3 sweaters. How many boxes will he need in all? He will need eight boxes. How did he interpret the remainder?

• Round your answer up.

• Drop or ignore the remainder.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

• Use the remainder. It's the answer.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Mr. Blose has 2,154 marbles he is putting into jars. Each jar only holds 6 marbles. How many jars will Mr. Blose need to fit all his marbles in a jar?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Valerie had a jug that contained 128 fl oz of salsa to put into bowls at a restaurant. She filled each bowl with 6 fl oz of salsa until there was not enough salsa left in the jug to completely fill another bowl. How many fluid ounces of salsa were left in the jug?

• Round your answer up.

• Drop or ignore the remainder.

• Use the remainder. It's the answer.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Mrs. Case has 845 dog treats that she is splitting up into baggies. Each baggie holds 5 treats. How many baggies will she need to fit all her dog treats?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Mrs. White is putting extra snacks into buckets. She has 238 snacks and each bucket holds 8 snacks. How many buckets will she need for all of the snacks? Must interpret the remainder. DURT

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Reagan had 30 photos to put into a photo album. If each page holds 9 photos, how many full pages will she have?

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

• Round the answer up.

• Use the remainder. It's the answer.

• Drop or ignore the remainder.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Mrs. Miller is organizing 2,981 tiger stickers into piles to hand out. Each tiger sticker needs to be in a pile and she can have no more than 3 in each pile. How many piles will Mrs. Miller need to make for all the tickets? Must interpret the remainder. DURT

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6