Interpreting Remainders in Mathematics

What does the 'T' in the TACO acronym stand for?

• Take it

• Trash it

• Transfer it

• Tally it

If a company has 18 grams of plastic and it takes 4 grams to make a ruler, how many complete rulers can they make?

• 4.5

• 3

• 5

• 4

When should you use the 'Trash It' method?

• When you need to allocate the remainder

• When you need to find the number of complete sets

• When you need to copy the remainder

• When you need to add one more

If Miss Gumbert has 14 cupcakes and wants to split them evenly among 10 students, how much of the leftover cupcakes will each student get?

• 1.4 cupcakes

• 0.4 cupcakes

• 1 cupcake

• 0.5 cupcakes

What does 'Allocate the Remainder' mean?

• To add one more to the quotient

• To get rid of the remainder

• To split the remainder evenly

• To copy the remainder

If a coat factory has 7 coats and wants to put them into 2 boxes, how many coats will be left over?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

When should you use the 'Copy the Remainder' method?

• When the problem asks for the number of groups

• When the problem asks for the remainder

• When the problem asks for the number of complete sets

• When the problem asks for the total amount

If a table can hold 3 people and there are 23 people attending a luncheon, how many tables are needed?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

What keyword should you look for when using the 'Add One More' method?

• Need

• Extra

• Leftover

• Complete

If a grocery store needs 27 cans of peas and each box contains 5 cans, how many boxes should they order?

• 7

• 6

• 4

• 5