Making Sense of Remainders
George makes 45 cupcakes. He sells them in packs of 6. How many full packs can he sell?
45 ÷ 6 = 7 r. 3
7 packs of cupcakes
126 ÷ 6
21
There are 15 green marbles in the bag. There are 3 times more green marbles than blue marbles. How many blue marbles are in the bag?
15 ÷ 3 = 5
There are 5 blue marbles.
Max slipped on the ice 24 times. He slipped 8 times more than Taylor. How many times did Taylor slip?
24 ÷ 8 = 3
She slipped 3 times.
36 people are going on vacation. Each car can 5 fit people. How many cars do they need to fit everyone?
36 ÷ 5 = ????
36 ÷ 5 = 7 r. 1
They will need 8 cars
767 ÷ 5
153 r. 2
MoLlama Lisa had 54 different hats. She gave away 18. She was gifted 12 more. How many hats does she have now?
54 - 18 = 36 36 + 12 = 48
She has 48 hats now.
Kayla is making goody bags for her 6 friends. She has 33 pieces of candy she can pass out equally. She keeps the extra pieces of candy. How many pieces does she keep?
33 ÷ 6 = 5 r. 3
She keeps 3 pieces of candy.
Susan wants all of her stuffed animals to fit into boxes. She has 873 stuffed animals. Each box can fit 14 stuffed animals. How many boxes does she need?
873 ÷ 14 = 62 r. 5
She will need 63 boxes to fit all of her stuffed animals.
6,092 ÷ 3
2,030 r. 2
Julie made 563 snowballs. Fred made 481 snowballs. How many MORE snowballs did Julie make than Fred?
563 - 481 = 82
Julie made 82 more snowballs.
145 ÷ 6
24 r. 1
Which of the following equations has a remainder of 2?
34 ÷ 8 OR 17 ÷ 4
34 ÷ 8 = 4 r. 2
652 ÷ 4
652 ÷ 4 = 163
A family gets dinner at McDonalds. They order 4 Happy Meals and 1 Big Mac. A Happy Meal costs $5 and a Big Mac costs $8. How much did their dinner cost?
5 x 8 = 40 40 + 8 = 48
It cost $48.
6 x 3,145
18,870
A teacher buys 345 books for her class. She can fit 8 books in one bin. How many bins will she need?
345 ÷ 8 = 43 r. 1
44 bins
8,345 ÷ 4
2,086 r. 1
The principal of a school wants to buy a swing set. Each swing costs $4,080. She wants to buy 5 swings. How much will it cost?
5 x 4,080 = 20,400
$20,400
Which equation has a remainder of 1?
45 ÷ 8 17 ÷ 3 37 ÷ 5 22 ÷ 7
22 ÷ 7 = 3 r. 1