Interpreting Remainders in Rational Expressions

What is a remainder in division?

• The amount left over when a number cannot be divided evenly

• The number that divides another number

• The result of the division

• The number that is divided by another number

Kim has 45 squares of chocolate and splits them into 8 gift bags. How many chocolates does her daughter get?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

When dividing 45 by 8, what is the remainder?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Jordan needs 36 squares of chocolate for a cake, and each bar has 8 squares. How many bars does she need to open?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3

If you have a remainder of 4 when dividing 36 by 8, what should you do to find out how many bars of chocolate you need?

• Round up the remainder

• Round down the remainder

• Use the remainder directly

• Ignore the remainder

If there are 8 squares of chocolate in a bar and 3 friends share them equally, how many squares does each friend get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In the problem where 3 friends share 8 squares of chocolate, what do you do with the remainder?

• Ignore it

• Round it up

• Divide it equally

• Use it directly

Mandy wants to buy 4 books that cost a total of $74. How much does each book cost?

• A little more than $19

• A little more than $16

• A little more than $17

• A little more than $18

Gracie has 64 prizes and puts 3 prizes in each bag. How many bags will she have?

• 20

• 23

• 22

• 21

What is the best approach when interpreting remainders in word problems?

• Always round up the remainder

• Always use the remainder directly

• Always ignore the remainder

• Pay attention to the wording of the problem