Interpret the Remainder

Four employees of Tony's Pizza are cleaning up at the end of a busy night. There is a list of 43 clean-up tasks that need to be completed. If each employee does the same number of tasks, how many tasks should each employee do? Solve. Explain how you interpreted the remainder.

Answer explanation

10 tasks; The remainder 3 means 3 tasks will be left over to do.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Mrs. Flores is buying scrapbooks for her store. Her budget is $350. Each scrapbook costs $9. How many scrapbooks can she buy?

Answer explanation

38 scrapbooks; The remainder 8 means she has $8 left over.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Luke has 48 books. He puts 7 books in a box. How many boxes can he fill? Explain how you interpreted the remainder.

Answer explanation

6 boxes; The remainder 6 is the number of books left over.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3