Chapter 3 Interpreting Remainders
6.C.1.a Multiply whole numbers6.C.1.b Divide whole numbers6.C.1.c Interpret quotients and remainders mathematically and in the context of a problem
3.A.1.a Use technology tools, including software and hardware, from a range of teacher-selected options to learn new content or reinforce skills.
Interpreting the remainder:
Sometimes only use the quotient and ignore the remainder.
Sometimes the remainder is part of the answer.
Sometimes you add 1 to the quotient.
A total of 125 fifth graders will travel to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Aquarium. If each bus holds 42 students, how many buses will be needed?
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a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 2 R41
The 125 students will be placed in groups for the trip. If each chaperone has 6 students, how many students would be in the last group?
20 21 6 5
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a. 20b. 21c. 6d. 5
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Each picnic table at the Inner Harbor seats 8 people. How many tables will the 125 students need if they all eat at the same time?
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a. 15 R5b. 15c. 16d. 5
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Once in the Aquarium, only 15 students may enter the Dolphin Show at a time. How many groups will need to be formed if all 125 students want to see the show?
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R5 8 5
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a. 9b. 8 R5c. 8d. 5
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Once back at school, students will give presentations about assigned exhibits. If each of the 125 students speak for 9 minutes, how many presentations will there be each day? (Hint: 7 hours = 420 minutes)
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a. 46 R6b. 46c. 47d. 6
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A total of 17 pictures from the trip will be placed in the school yearbook. If 4 pictures fit onto one page, how many pages will be needed to include all of the pictures?
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a. 1b. 4 R1c. 4d. 5
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a. always ignore the remainder
b. do not use the remainder
c. sometimes add 1 to the quotient
d. estimate the answer
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