Interpreting Remainders

At Carowinds, 16 people are waiting in line for a water ride. Each boat on the ride holds 5 people.

How many boats will be completely filled?

16 ÷ 5 = 3 R 1

• 3 boats (ignore the remainder)

• 1 boat (the remainder is the answer)

• 4 boats (add one to the quotient)

27 kids are going on a field trip and parents offered to drive. If each of the cars holds 5 kids, how many cars will they need to take?

27 ÷ 5 = 5 R 2

• 5 cars (ignore the remainder)

• 2 cars (the remainder is the answer)

• 6 cars (add 1 to the quotient)

Ms. Smalls is giving out stickers to her students. She wants to give the same amount of stickers to each of her 8 students.

If she has 30 stickers, how many should she give to each student?

30 ÷ 8 = 3 R 6

• 4 stickers ( add 1 to the quotient)

• 6 stickers (the remainder is the answer)

• 3 stickers (ignore the remainder)

Makayla baked 17 brownies and she wants to give them to her 5 friends. She's going to give each friend an equal amount, and give the leftovers to her mom.

How many will she give her mom?

17 ÷ 5 = 3 R 2

• 3 brownies (ignore the remainder)

• 2 brownies (the remainder is the answer)

• 4 brownies (add 1 to the quotient)

Saul is putting 33 Pokemon cards into protective sheets. Each sheet holds 8 cards.

How many sheets does he need so that all the cards are protected?

33 ÷ 8 = 4 R 1

• 4 sheets (ignore the remainder)

• 1 sheet (the remainder is the answer)

• 5 sheets ( add 1 to the quotient)

Queston is organizing his video games into containers. He can fit 4 into each container. He has 22 video games.

How many containers will be completely filled?

22 ÷ 4 = 5 R 2

• 5 containers (ignore the remainder)

• 2 (the remainder is the answer)

• 6 containers (add 1 to the quotient)