Interpreting Remainders in Division Scenarios

Mrs. Englade explains how to interpret remainders in division problems. She covers three methods: increasing the quotient, dropping the remainder, and using the remainder to determine leftovers. Examples are provided for each method, and students are given an assignment to create their own division problems with remainders.

What are the three different ways to handle remainders in division?

• Increase the quotient by one, drop the remainder, use the remainder to tell how many are left over

• Increase the quotient by two, drop the remainder, use the remainder to tell how many are left over

• Increase the quotient by one, keep the remainder, use the remainder to tell how many are left over

• Increase the quotient by one, drop the remainder, ignore the remainder

If you have 16 remainder 5, what should you do to the quotient?

• Keep the remainder

• Increase it by 1

• Drop the remainder

• Increase it by 2

In the example of 164 people and 8 people per table, how many tables are needed?

• 22

• 19

• 21

• 20

Why do we increase the quotient by one when there is a remainder?

• To avoid having leftovers

• To make the division easier

• To ensure everyone is included

• To make the quotient a whole number

If Susan has 84 yards of material and each costume requires 9 yards, how many costumes can she make?

• 8

• 10

• 11

• 9

When should you drop the remainder in a division problem?

• When the quotient is a whole number

• When the remainder is more than 5

• When the remainder is not needed to answer the question

• When the remainder is less than 5

How many books can Mark fit on a shelf that is 87 cm wide if each book is 5 cm wide?

• 17

• 16

• 18

• 19

If Mrs. Galata bakes 72 cookies and puts 10 cookies on each plate, how many cookies will be left over?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

How many cookies will Mrs. Galvin have left if she has 216 cookies and divides them equally among 5 classes?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 0

What is the assignment given at the end of the video?

• Solve a division problem with a remainder

• Write a story problem that uses one of the ways to handle remainders

• Write a story problem that uses all three ways to handle remainders

• Create a blog post about division