Interpreting Remainders

I can interpret remainders in a division word problem.

What about the remainder?

•When you divide to solve a word problem, you may or may not end up with a remainder.

•How does the remainder affect your final answer?

•After solving the word problem, think about what the remainder means.

Problem Solving Steps

•Read the problem.

•Understand the question.

•Determine the information needed.

•Decide which operation to use.

•Solve the problem.

•Check to make sure your answer makes sense.

Let’s Try One!!Ken needs athletic socks. They come in packs of 3 for $7. Ken has a twenty dollar bill. How many packs of socks can he buy? How much money will he have left?

•1 pack costs $7•$20 ÷ $7 = 2 r 6

2 packs of socks will cost him $14. That means he has $6 left. Is that enough for another pack?

What does this mean?

Let’s Try Another One!!

Marcy buys rulers for the entire 5th grade class. There are 102 students in her grade level. Each box has 8 rulers. How many boxes will Marcy need to buy?

•102 students•8 rulers per box•102 ÷ 8 = 12 r 6

If Marcy only buys 12 boxes of rulers, she would only be able to give a ruler to 96 students. Therefore, she will need to buy 13 boxes.

What does this mean?

How About One More?

Janice has $269 to spend on books. Each book costs $8. How many books can Janice buy?

•$269 to spend• Each book costs $8• $269 ÷ $8 = 33 r 5

Janice can buy 33 books because 33 x $8 = $264.She will have $4 left over after her purchase. What does this

mean?

It’s Your Turn!

There are 149 people in Jared’s class. Jared buys erasers for each of the students. Erasers are sold 4 to a package. How many packages of erasers does Jared need to buy?

It’s Your Turn!

Chloe has $15 to spend on pencils. Each box of pencils costs $2. How many boxes of pencils can Chloe have buy? How much money will she have left after she buys the pencils?

It’s Your Turn!Kris bakes 85 cookies for her class. There are 26 students in her class. Each student receives the same number of cookies. She promises to give the extra cookies to her little brothers. How many cookies do her brothers get?

It’s Your Turn!

Sam shares stickers with his class. Each sticker sheet has 5 stickers. If Sam’s class has 32 people, how many sheets of stickers does sam need?

It’s Your Turn!

Penny brings candy for the class. Each package of candy has 9 pieces. There are 67 students in her class. How many packages of candy does Penny need to bring?

Closure

Create and solve your own division word problems.