Interpreting Remainders

#1. The detective's file cabinet holds 275 hanging folders. Each folder holds 8 case files except one. How many files are in that folder?

• 34

• 35

• 3

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Dave is packing 23 sweaters into boxes. Each box will hold 3 sweaters. How many boxes will he need in all?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Keiko makes necklaces like the one in the picture on the right. She has 19 blue beads and 13 red beads. How many necklaces can she make?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Daniel has 120 baseball cards. How many cards will he have left over if he gives his seven friends the same amount of cards?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainders

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A bakery is packaging cookies into bags of 8 cookies. The baker has 154 cookies. How many complete bags of cookies can be made?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

There are 139 fourth-grade students going on a field trip. The school is using vans that can hold 9 students. How many vans are needed for the field trip?

• Add 1 to the quotient for the answer

• Ignore the remainder

• The remainder is the answer

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A local charity is collecting gifts for children in need. They have 9 children and 112 presents to share equally. How many gifts will each child receive?

• 4

• 5

• 12

• 13

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Kate baked 84 muffins. If each muffin tray holds 9 muffins, how many trays must Kate use to hold all the muffins?

• 9 trays

• 81 trays

• 10 trays

• 18 trays

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 35 students going to the zoo. Each van hold 6 students. How many vans will be needed?

• 5 vans

• 6 vans

• 7 vans

• 4 vans

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Mrs. Baldwin has a pack of 20 pencils to give to awesome students. She is giving 3 pencils to each awesome student she sees. How many pencils will be left over?

• 1 pencil

• 2 pencils

• 3 pencils

• No pencils will be left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6