Interpreting Remainders

Bree is making bracelets for her friends. She purchased 104 beads and each of the bracelets needs 9 beads. How many bracelets will Bree be able to make?

• 10 bracelets

• 11 bracelets

• 12 bracelets

• 5 bracelets

Answer explanation

To find out how many bracelets Bree can make, divide the total number of beads (104) by the number of beads per bracelet (9). 104 ÷ 9 = 11 with a remainder. Thus, Bree can make 11 complete bracelets.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Jack has 247 stickers. He wants to sort his stickers into 3 bags and then plans to give the rest to his sister. How many stickers will his sister receive?

• 82 stickers

• 83 stickers

• 1 sticker

• 7 stickers

Answer explanation

Jack divides 247 stickers into 3 bags, which means he can give away 246 stickers (3 bags of 82 stickers each). This leaves him with 1 sticker, which he will give to his sister.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Carlos is having a party and needs to purchase pizzas. He has $87 to spend. If each pizza costs $5, how many can Carlos purchase?

• 17 pizzas

• 18 pizzas

• 2 pizzas

• Not here

Answer explanation

Carlos can buy pizzas by dividing his total money by the cost per pizza. $87 ÷ $5 = 17 R 2. Therefore, he can purchase 17 pizzas.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Jack is moving houses and needs to pack 38 books into small boxes. He packs 6 books in each box. How many boxes will they need to pack all the books?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 2

Answer explanation

To find the number of boxes needed, divide the total number of books (38) by the number of books per box (6). 38 ÷ 6 = 6 R 2. 6 boxes will be full, but we still need a seventh box to hold the last 2 books.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A teacher bought a packet of 17 batteries. Each calculator uses 3 batteries. How many calculators can the teacher fill with batteries?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Answer explanation

To find out how many calculators can be filled, divide the total batteries (17) by the batteries needed per calculator (3). 17 ÷ 3 = 5 with a remainder of 2. Thus, the teacher can fill 5 calculators with the batteries.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Frank baked cookies for seven of his closest friends. He baked 299 cookies to divide evenly between the friends, and gave his mom the remaining cookies. How many cookies did his mom receive?

• 5

• 6

• 42

• 43

Answer explanation

Frank baked 299 cookies for 7 friends. Dividing 299 by 7 gives 42 cookies each, with a remainder of 5. Thus, his mom received the remaining 5 cookies.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6