Interpreting Remainders in Division Problems

This video tutorial focuses on interpreting remainders in division problems, especially within story problems. It covers several examples, including a wood carver shipping animals, organizing a movie collection, moving boxes, and seating students in a lunchroom. Each example demonstrates how to handle remainders in practical scenarios, emphasizing the importance of understanding what to do with leftover items. The video concludes with a final problem and thanks to a guest star.

What is the main goal of this video?

• To learn how to divide numbers

• To practice addition and subtraction

• To understand how to interpret remainders in story problems

• To solve multiplication problems

In the wood carver problem, how many boxes can be completely filled?

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How many total boxes are needed to ship all the carved animals?

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In the movie collection problem, how many shelves can be completely filled?

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How many total shelves are needed to store all the movies?

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In Darryl's moving problem, how many trips will he need to make in total?

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How many boxes will be carried on Darryl's last trip?

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In the seating students problem, how many tables are needed to seat all the students?

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How many students will be at the table that is not completely filled?

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How many cars are needed to transport all the students in the final problem?

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