Interpret the Remainder Word Problems

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Landon will use beads to make necklaces. He has 623 beads and needs to use 8 beads for each necklace. What is the greatest number of necklaces Landon can make with 623 beads?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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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?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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Read the problem below and decide what would be the best option for any remainder that your answer had.

A bakery is packaging cookies into bags of 8 cookies. The baker has 154 cookies. How many complete bags of cookies can be made?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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Three students are going on a trip. They purchased Twizzlers for the car ride. The packages had 94 Twizzlers in them. How many Twizzlers will each student get?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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The teacher gives each student 4 pencils. To do this she will need 92 pencils. If pencils come 10 to a pack, how many packs of pencils will she need to buy?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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There are 26 jugs of juice for the fourth grade Christmas party. If there are 7 Fourth grade classes, how many jugs will each class get?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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Read the problem below and decide what would be the best option for any remainder that your answer had.

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

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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Joan had 61 yards of yarn to use for her craft projects. She needs exactly 5 yards of yarn for each project. How many craft projects can Joan complete with the yarn?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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Read the problem below and decide what would be the best option for any remainder that your answer had.

The soccer team has ordered pizza for their end of the year celebration. The 14 boys are expecting 28 guests. How much pizza will each person get if there are 105 slices of pizza?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.

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Read the problem below and decide what would be the best option for any remainder that your answer had.

Darlene has $50. She wants to go out to eat with some friends. If dinners cost $8 a piece, how many friends will she be able to take with her?

• Round up to the next whole number.

• Drop the remainder, throw it away and just use the whole number quotient.

• Turn the remainder into a fraction.