Investigate Remainders
Find the quotient and remainder. Write the remainder as a fraction
10/3
3 1/3
Students are driven to soccer games in vans. Each van holds 9 students. How many vans are needed for 31 students?
4 vans are needed to carry 31 students.
5,400/9
600
Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
455/9
50
Rewrite the problem with the missing parts filled in.
26/2 = (___ / 2) + (___/2)
26/2 = (20/2) + (6/2)
Find the quotient and remainder. Write the remainder as a fraction.
28/5
5 3/5
Swati baked 53 mini-loaves of banana bread to be sliced for snacks at a craft fair. She will place an equal number of loaves in 6 different locations. How many loaves will be at each location?
1,200/3
400
Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
1,509/3
500
Find the quotient. Use the distributive property.
88/4=
88/4=(80/4) + (8/4)
20 + 2= 22
Find the quotient and remainder. Write the remainder as a fraction.
25/3
8 1/3
Ed carves 22 small wooden animals to sell at the craft fair. He displays them in rows with 4 animals in a row. How many animals will not be in equal rows?
There will be 2 animals not in equal rows.
At an assembly, 180 students sit in 9 equal rows. How many students sit in each row?
20 students sit in each row.
Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
2,795/7
400
Find the quotient. Use the distributive property.
186/6
186/6= (180/6) + (6/6)
30 + 1= 31
Find the quotient and remainder. Write the remainder as a fraction.
32/6
5 2/6
Myra has a 19-foot roll of crepe paper to make 9 streamers to decorate for a party. How long will each streamer be if she cuts the roll into equal pieces?
Each streamer will be 2 1/9 feet long.
Hilary can read 560 words in 7 minutes. How many words can Hilary read in 1 minute?
Hilary can read 80 words per minute.
Use compatible numbers to find two estimates that the quotient is between.
5,321/6
800 and 900
Find the quotient.
246/6
41
Find the quotient and remainder. Write the remainder as a fraction.
96/5
19 1/5
Kira makes 93 greeting cards for a craft fair. She sells the cards in packs of 5. How many packs of greeting cards does Kira make?
Kira makes 18 3/5 greeting cards.
Sebastian rides his bike 2,000 meters in 5 minutes. How many meters does he bike in 1 minute?
400 meters in 1 minute.
Use compatible numbers to find two estimates that the quotient is between.
1,765/6
200 and 300
Jordan has 260 basketball cards. He divides them into4 equal groups. How many cards are in each group?