Interpret the Remainder Word Problems

A teacher needs to buy pencils for 78 students. A package comes with 8 pencils in each package. How many packages will the teacher need to give a pencil to every student?

How will you use the remainder?

• Write as a fraction

• Ignore it

• Round up

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A coat factory had 29 coats.  If they wanted to put them into 6 boxes, with the same number of coats in each box, how many extra coats would they have left over?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A box of cupcakes cost $8.  If you had $35 and bought as many boxes as you could, how much money would you have left?

• $3.00

• $8.00

• $4.00

• $17.00

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A coat factory had forty-four coats. If they wanted to put them into seven boxes, with the same number of coats in each box, how many extra coats would they have left over? 44÷7= 6 r2

• 2 coats

• 6 coats

• 7 coats

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Adam bought thirty-four pieces of candy to give to five of this friends. If he wants to give each friend the same amount, how many pieces would he have left for himself? 34 ÷ 5=6r4

• 6

• 4

• 7

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A box of cupcakes cost $7. If you had $20 and bought as many boxes as you could, how much money would you have left? 20÷7=2 r6

• 2

• 3

• 6

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

How would you interpret the remainder to answer this question?

• round up the quotient

• ignore the remainder- the quotient is the answer

• the remainder is the answer

• make the remainder a fraction

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

• 7 books

• 4 books

• 210 books

• 2 books

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

How would you interpret the remainder to answer this question?

• round up the quotient

• ignore the remainder- the quotient is the answer

• the remainder is the answer

• make the remainder a fraction

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

How would you interpret the remainder to answer this question?

• round up the quotient

• ignore the remainder- the quotient is the answer

• the remainder is the answer

• make the remainder a fraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2