Making Sense of Remainders

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What should you do with a remainder when dividing money?

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Turn it into a decimal fraction.

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In a division problem asking how many full containers can you make, what do you do with the remainder?

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Ignore it.

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When filling something completely, how do you handle the remainder?

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Ignore it.

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If dividing people into equal groups for vans and there are some left over, what do you do with the remainder?

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Round up: you will need another whole van, even though it won't be full.

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When sending items in containers and asked how many containers are needed, what do you do with the remainder?

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Round up to the next whole number.

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What is a remainder in division?

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The amount left over after dividing.

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How can you express a remainder as a decimal?

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By dividing the remainder by the divisor.

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What does it mean to 'ignore' a remainder?

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It means not to count it when determining full groups or containers.

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Why might you round up when dealing with remainders?

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To ensure all items or people are accommodated.

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What is the difference between ignoring a remainder and rounding up?

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Ignoring means not counting it; rounding up means accounting for it by adding another whole unit.