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4x1
100
94/2

47

100

407/8

50r7

100

Becky had 48 cupcakes that she wants to share equally with herself and five friends. How many cupcakes will each person get?

8 cupcakes

100

Coco is having a party with 76 guest. She can sit 8 people at each table. How many tables will Coco need?

What do you do with the remainder?

10 Tables

Add 1 to the Quotient

100

7,385/5

1,567

200

96/6

16

200

369/3

123
200

Mario and Luigi found 98 gold coins. They want to share 98 coins with each other. How many gold coins will each of them get?


49 gold coins

200

Bandit is making pizzas, he has made 42 pizzas to share with himself, Chili, Bluey, and Bingo. How many whole pizzas will each person get ?

What do you do with the remainder?

10 pizzas

Drop the remainder

200

1,093/8

136r5

300

80/5

16

300

832/4

208

300

Maria has 344 piñatas, she must share them equally with 8 birthday parties. How many piñatas will there be at each birthday party? 

43 Piñatas

300

Trixie and Rad are having 163 guest attend their wedding. They can sit 7 people to each table. How many tables will they need at their wedding?

What do you do with the remainder?

24 Tables

Add 1 to the Quotient

300

3,588/4

897

400

53/8

6r5

400

195/2

97r1

400

Joan read 73 pages of her book this week. If she read the same amount of pages each day, how many pages did she read each day?

139 pages each day

400

Calypso bought 194 felt pens for the class. She wants to share the felt pens equally amongst all 9 students and keep the rest for herself. How many felt pens will Calypso keep for herself?

What do you do with the remainder?

5 felt pens

The remainder is the answer

400

5,849/6

974r5

500

98/4

24r2

500

483/6

80r3

500

The bakery made 1,224 croissants this morning. If the bakery divides up the croissants between 4 stores, how many croissants will each store get?

306 Croissants

500

Janet and Rita bought 987 cans of baked beans. They want to share their baked beans with 7 of their friends. They will keep any leftover baked beans for themselves. How many cans of baked beans will Janet and Rita keep for themselves?

What do you do with the remainder

0- There is no baked beans left over

Nothing no remainder to work with

500

9,866/7

1,409r3