Division
546 divided by 6
91
A roll of ribbon is 1,780 inches long. It takes 1 yard of ribbon (36 inches) to wrap a gift. How many gifts can be wrapped? What do you do with the remainder?
49
Ignore the remainder because it is extra ribbon
47.68 divided by 8
5.96
78 divided by 8
9.75
35.6 divided by 10
3.56
3,942 divided by 73
54
There are 247 people traveling to the basketball tournament by bus. Each bus hold 52 people. How many busses are needed? What do you do with the remainder?
5 busses
You round up because you need another bus for the extra children
58.68 divided by 9
6.53
54.75 divided by 6
9.125
125 divided by 101
12.5
2007 divided by 8
250.875
The 28 students in Mrs. Colby's class will share 98 slices of pizza equally. How many slices with each student get? What do you do with the remainder?
3 1/2
You make the remainder a fraction because each person can have another half slice of pizza.
316.2 divided by 6
52.7
310 divided by 8
38.75
50.7 divided by 102
.507
3,605 divided by 41
87.926
At the Cafe all the tips from the waitstaff are divided equally. Last night 16 waiters took $1,108 in tips. How much did each waiter get? What do you do with the remainder?
$69.25
You keep dividing and make the remainder a decimal because it is money.
98.65 divided by 5
19.73
422.5 divided by 26
16.25
35.6 divided by 100
0.356
6,000 divided by 19
16.620
A gardener needs to move 2,150 pounds of dirt. He can carry 98 pounds in his wheelbarrow. How many trips will he need to make with the wheelbarrow? What do you do with the remainder?
22 trips
You have to round up because he needs to make another trip for the leftover dirt.
20.25 divided by 3
6.75
2,569 divided by 5
513.8
125 divided by 103
0.125