Interpret the Remainder
The harbormaster decides how many trips the ferry needs to make for 37 cars. The ferry can carry 8 cars at a time. What is the best way to interpret the remainder of 37 ÷ 8 so that all cars can cross the harbor?
Increase the quotient by 1
548 ÷ 4 =
137
There are 62 students going to a museum. Each van can hold 7 students. How many students are riding in the van that is not full?
6 students
491 ÷ 6 =
81r5
Mari made 50 cookies. She wants to give an equal amount to each of her 4 teachers. She will keep any leftover cookies for herself. How many cookies will she give each teacher?
12 cookies
Chad bought 8 dozen note pads for his office. The note pads were divided equally into 6 boxes. How many note pads are in each box?
16 notepads
Ben divides 74 books into boxes to donate to the library. Each box holds 8 books. How many boxes does Ben need to hold all of the books?
10 boxes
7. Diego bought 488 frozen yogurt bars in 4 different flavors for a party. He bought the same number of each flavor. How many of each flavor did he buy?
122 bars of each flavor