Dividing and Remainders in Math

The video tutorial introduces the scaffold method for division, demonstrating it through five problems involving cookies, marbles, candies, skittles, and bottle caps. Each problem illustrates how to divide a total number of items into groups using the scaffold method, emphasizing understanding over efficiency.

What is one advantage of the scaffold method over standard algorithms?

• It is faster to compute.

• It uses fewer steps.

• It requires no calculations.

• It is easier to understand.

How many packages of 2 cookies can be made from 346 cookies?

• 172

• 173

• 175

• 174

What is the remainder when 346 cookies are divided into packages of 2?

• 0

• 2

• 1

• 3

How many groups of 4 marbles can be made from 655 marbles?

• 161

• 160

• 162

• 163

What is the remainder when 655 marbles are divided into groups of 4?

• 1

• 0

• 3

• 2

How many packages of 5 candies can be made from 8,325 candies?

• 1666

• 1665

• 1664

• 1663

What is the remainder when 8,325 candies are divided into packages of 5?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 0

How many skittles will each Ziploc bag contain when 2,286 skittles are divided among 20 bags?

• 115

• 113

• 112

• 114

What is the remainder when 2,286 skittles are divided among 20 Ziploc bags?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6

How many bottle caps will each group contain when 1,105 bottle caps are divided into 13 groups?

• 84

• 83

• 86

• 85