Interpreting the Remainder: |-Digit Division
Two Options for a Remainder:
1. Ignore It: Use this option if you don’t have enough to complete the next group. Save
it for later, get rid of it, or keep it. Look for the key word “be able to.”
2. Add another group: Use this option if the remainder can’t be ignored or left behind.
Look for the key word “need.”
Example #1: Sarah has $128. She would like to spend it on DVDs. Each DVD costs $9.
How many DVDs will Sarah be able to buy?
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Example #2: Mr. Michelson needs 99 pencils for the first day of school. Pencils are
sold in boxes of 6. How many boxes of pencils does Mr. Michelson need to buy?
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Two Options for a Remainder:
1. Ignore It: Lise this option if you don’t have enaugh to complete the next graup. Save
it for later, get rid of it, or keep it. Look for the key word “be able to.”
2. Add another group: Use this option if the remainder can’t be ignored or left behind.
Look for the key word “need.”
1) Jack has 74 eggs. Each morning, he makes an omelet with 4 eggs. How many
omelets will Jack be able to make?
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2) 359 people are waiting to go to the top of the Empire State Building. The elevator
holds 8 people at a time. How many trips will the elevator need to take to get
everyone to the top floor?
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Interpret in a complete sentence:Independent Practice
Two Options for a Remainder:
1. Ignore It: Lise this option if you don’t have enaugh to complete the next graup. Save
it for later, get rid of it, or keep it. Look for the key word “be able to.”
2. Add another group: Use this option if the remainder can’t be ignored or left behind.
Look for the key word “need.”
1) Jason has 139 feet of rope. He wants to cut the rope in 5-foot pieces. How many 5-
foot pieces will Jason be able to make?
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2) 276 students are going on a safari. They will ride in train cars that hold 7 students.
each. How many train cars will they need so that all the students can go on safari?
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3) Quincy has 831 liters of water. He wants to
pour the water into jugs that each hold
2 liters. How many jugs of water will Quincy be able to fill completely?
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4) Ms. Brown has 917 sheets of paper. She wa
have 6 sheets of paper in them. How many bos
nts to make books for her students that
ks will Ms. Brown be able to make?
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5) Norman needs to send 1,378 letters for a survey he is conducted. Stamps are sold
in books of 8. How many books of stamps will Norman need?
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6) 6,783 people are attending a banquet. They are seated at tables that seat 9. How
many tables will it take to seat everyone?
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1) Ethan bought 144 doughnuts. The doughnuts were sold in boxes of 24 and each
box cost $4.50. How much did Ethan spend on doughnuts?
2) Mary has $800 in savings. She spent $48 on a new coat and the rest she would like
to spend on books. Each book costs $7. How many books will Mary be able to buy?
3) Max bought some $3-books at one store where his total was $96. Then he bought
some $5-books at another store where his total was $450. How many books did Max
buy at both stores combined?Exit Rus: Interpreting the Remainder
The seventh graders at Hughes Middle School are going on a field trip to the zoo. 599
students are going. They will ride to the zoo in vans that hold 8 students each. How
many vans does the school need to reserve?
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challenge!
Jan earned $57 a day at her new job. Last month she worked for 17 days.
She wants to take all of her money and spend it on $9 DVDs. How many
DVDs will Jan be able to buy?
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