Homework 7-4
Name
Understanding
Remainders
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Jamal has 20 marbles that he is putting into bags.
He is going to put 6 marbles in each bag.
Find 20 , 6.
The remainder is the number left
after the division is complete.
Remember, the remainder must
be less than the divisor.
Jamal can fill 3 bags. There will be 2 marbles left over.
There are 3 ways to interpret a remainder.
The remainder can
be ignored.
The remainder can be
the answer.
You need to add 1 to
the quotient.
How many bags did
Jamal fill? 3 bags
How many marbles are
not in bags? 2 marbles
How many bags are
needed for all the marbles?
4 bags
In 1 through 3, find the number of equal groups
and the number left over.
1. 16 , 5 =
with
left over
2. 34 , 6 =
with
left over
3. 31 , 8 =
with
left over
In 4 through 6, divide. Then interpret the remainder.
4. 17 apples
3 apples in each bag
17 , 3 =
with
left over
How many apples
are not in bags?
5. 21 cards
5 cards in each box
21 , 5 =
with
6. 19 model cars
4 cars on each shelf
19 , 4 =
with
left over
left over
How many boxes are
needed for all cards?
How many shelves
are full?
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Topic 7 Lesson 7-4
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7. Explain Why must the remainder be less
than the divisor?
8. There are 25 students in Ms. Morris’s class.
She wants to divide the class into 3, 4, or
5 equal teams. Which number of teams
can she have? Explain.
9. How many basketball teams can be made
with 18 people if each team must have at
least 5 people? Explain.
10. Number Sense There are 14 girls trying
out for cheerleading. Each team will have
6 cheerleaders. How many full teams
will be made? How many girls will not
make a team?
11. Use a Strip Diagram How many strings
are used to make 4 guitars like the ones
in the picture? Draw a strip diagram to
show how you found your answer.
12. Extend Your Thinking Carl puts his coins
on pages in a book. He has 22 coins.
He can put 4 coins on each page. How
many coins will Carl put on the last page?
Explain how you found the answer.
14. Jada bought a bag of 8 apples.
She and her 3 sisters will share
the apples equally. How many
apples will each person get?
Will there be any apples left
over? If so, how many?
390
Tejano music uses
12-string guitars.
13. There are 26 students in Dante’s class.
One student is out sick today. They want
to split into teams of six for a game.
How many full teams can they make?
A
B
C
D
2 teams
4 teams
6 teams
20 teams
Connecting the information you
are given to what you are asked
to find can help you interpret a
remainder.
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