Interpreting Remainders
The problems in this power point were taken
from the following internet site:
• http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4/
d/remainders4p.cfm
Solve!
Draw a Picture. Then, tell how
you used the remainder
add 1 to the quotient
use only the quotient
use only the remainder
A total of 58 awards will be given away to
the soccer team. Each box holds 8
awards. How many awards will be in the
partially filled box?
2 awards; The remainder is the answer.
There are 62 students in the Football
League. How many teams of 6 can they
make?
10 teams; the quotient is the answer.
If 13 parents want to go on the field trip
and each car holds 6 people. How many
cars will they need?
3 cars; add 1 to the quotient
The baseball coach has 98 baseballs to
share equally among 8 players. How
many baseballs will be left?
2 baseballs; the remainder is the answer.
Mr. Foster makes 26 cupcakes. Each cupcake
tray holds 4 cupcakes. How many cupcakes will
be in his partially filled tray?
2 cupcakes; The remainder is the answer.
Mrs. Campbell has 52 seeds to plant in her
garden. She wants to plant the seeds in
rows of 5. How many rows will she make?
11 rows; add 1 to the quotient
There are 47 books in the box. Mrs. Smith
wants to put the books in baskets. 7
books will fit in each basket. How many
full baskets will Mrs. Smith have?
6 full baskets; the quotient is the answer.
There are 76 people seated at tables. Each
table holds 10 people. How many full
tables are there?
7 full tables; the quotient is the answer.